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- Joined
- Oct 15, 2005
- Real Name
- Joan
- About My Library
- My library is a work in progress.
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I'm blogging about my books now! Please visit Reading My Life Away.
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- Chicago, IL
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Bookstores: 57th Street Books, Damocle Edizioni, O'Gara and Wilson, Booksellers, Powell's - Hyde Park, Seminary Co-op Bookstore, Women & Children First
Libraries: Chicago Public Library - Blackstone Branch, Chicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center, Newberry Library
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