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Phil Laugher
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In catch-up mode after 11.5 years of neglect. For real, this time.
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38-year-old academic library technician/archival assistant with a penchant for books on books, European fiction, travel narratives, and book-as-object.
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Halifax, NS
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Bookstores: Bookmark II, Brattle Book Shop, Carlson & Turner Books, Commonwealth Books, Crescent City Books, Dauphine Street Books, Raven Used Books, Schooner Books, Shakespeare and Company (Paris), The Harvard Coop, The Odd Book, The Word, Titcombs Book Shop, Tombland Bookshop, Yes Books

Libraries: Anchor Archive Zine Library, Dalhousie University - Killam Memorial Library, Dalhousie University - W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library, Halifax Central Library, Mount Saint Vincent University Library, New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Nova Scotia Archives Library, Saint Mary's University - Patrick Power Library, Sexton Design & Technology Library, University of King's College Library

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