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TN Read-Along #17: And I Don’t Want To Live This Life Discussion Thread
February 26, 2013 – 3:28 PM | 12 Comments
TN Read-Along #17: <I>And I Don’t Want To Live This Life</I> Discussion Thread

Alas, I can’t do a live chat after all; so sorry! Deadlines have intruded, as they tend to do.
I did finish And I Don’t Want To Live This Life, though, and I really felt for …

TN Read-Along #17: And I Don’t Want To Live This Life
February 18, 2013 – 11:13 AM | 12 Comments
TN Read-Along #17: <I>And I Don’t Want To Live This Life</I>

UPDATE! The discussion thread will open Monday 25 February. Vote below on whether/when you could do a live chat — and add any scheduling issues (i.e., “I’m west coast and couldn’t do it at 7:30 …

Tomato Nation Read-Along #17: Poll
January 31, 2013 – 5:19 PM | 3 Comments
Tomato Nation Read-Along #17: Poll

Or, “Time to hack this pile of Christmas books down to a manageable size.” It’s a fiction/true crime/pop culture fest…with some overlaps there (Bourdain is the first and last things; Spungen is the last two …