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    A Stur­dy Yes of a Peo­ple: Select­ed Writings
    Joan Nes­tle
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    Haley Neil
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    Poet­ry, Exper­i­ments with Yid­dish, Grief, and New Facts: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Ire­na Klepfisz

    Julie R. Enszer 
    January 2, 2023
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    This Rebel Heart
    Kather­ine Locke
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    ‘Pasts That Are as Diverse as the Present’: A Con­ver­sa­tion between Sacha Lamb and Aden Polydoros

    Sacha Lamb, Aden Poly­doros
    September 19, 2022
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    Lost & Found: A Memoir
    Kathryn Schulz
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    Kosher­soul: The Faith and Food Jour­ney of an African Amer­i­can Jew
    Michael W. Twitty
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    I Was Bet­ter Last Night: A Memoir
    Har­vey Fierstein
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    Trans Tal­mud: Androg­y­nes and Eunuchs in Rab­binic Literature
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