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Marilyn Monroe reads Walt Whitman (Photo by John Florea)
For me, 2024 was a nebulous year when literary favourites returned but the best novels came from unexpected quarters. It was perhaps a stronger year for non-fiction, particularly when exploring the lives of creative women. Continue reading
Tara Hanks 
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