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Gifts Authors Remember That Bind Memories to Books
A collection of authors recount gifts that shaped them. Simon Rich recalls a 500 Essential SAT Words book that boosted his writing, Lauren Beukes cherishes Bone shared with her daughter, Phil Klay recalls giving soldiers Silence in Iraq, and Cristina Henríquez notes her father’s handoff of One Hundred Years of Solitude on a road trip.
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Simon Rich
Hanukkah
Jake
Lauren Beukes
London
Jeff Smith
Bone
Smith
Fane Bone
Clint Eastwood
Sneery
Jim Carrey
Phoney Bone
Scary Tilda Swinton
Billy Bob Thornton
Phil Klay
Iraq
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