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Apr 2022
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Bonus: Meg Wolitzer and Alison Stewart T...

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A bonus interview between our host and best-selling author, Meg Wolitzer, and the host of WNYC’s All of It, Alison Stewart. Wolitzer reveals some of the secrets to great writing and the two women share their own reading habits and thoughts about the importance of fiction.  Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage 
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