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Jul 2020
15m 55s

J. Courtney Sullivan: Proof

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Three billion birds have gone missing in North America over the past 50 years. Or is that fake news? J. Courtney Sullivan, the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including her most recent, Friends and Strangers, tells the stories of two sisters forever connected by birds and forever divided by politics.

Narrated by Cindy Katz. Hosted by Ashley C. Ford.

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