Leslie Jamison on Jenny Offill’s ‘Weather’

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Leslie Jamison on Jenny Offill’s ‘Weather’

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70 minutes

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Feb 7, 2020

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Jamison talks about Offill’s new novel, and Courtney Maum talks about “Before and After the Book Deal.”

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Feb 7, 2020

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Leslie Jamison on Jenny Offill’s ‘Weather’

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