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Dec 2019
55m 8s

Ep 212: Book gifts for your hardest-to-b...

Anne Bogel
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Hopefully you haven’t put that wrapping paper away yet… because today we’re bringing you even MORE bookish gift-giving ideas! This episode is specially geared toward the people many WSIRN listeners consider the hardest to buy for — your nonfiction readers, true crime lovers, political thriller fanatics, and doorstop history book deep-divers. Sometimes these ... Show More
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