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Sasha Found a Winner
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Street Books + Sisters = Sweet Success
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Thanks again to Sisters of the Road for hosting the 3rd annual Street Books book-giveaway and Valentine's party. Beth Chapman and Kris Soebroto baked 250 heart-shaped cookies in the oven at Sisters of the Road, and Beth frosted each one by hand! Check out Robert, one satisfied customer. Thanks to everyone who came by to contribute books or just say hello.
A Visit to See the Author Wall
Ben Hodgson does his best Tennessee Williams impression.
Mike is Crazy for Books
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The Dynamic Duo
Sky & Kelly found some treasures.
Lara Chose Jay Ponteri
She decided to have a look at Darkmouth Strikes Again, Ponteri's lyrical essay published in a collaboration between Scout Books and Future Tense Books. 
Frankie Love Took A Million Little Pieces
Never mind that he knew James Frey had exaggerated the facts in his memoir - Frankie said he'd give it a spin anyway.
Laura Checked Out 2 Gems
She chose Portland writer Nancy Rommelmann's novel, The Bad Mother and some creepy Hitchcock stories.
Safire Found Something He liked
Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
Sydney Checked Out Couch
Bobby Checked Out The Glass Castle
We talked about memoirs of hard childhoods, and the challenge an author has in deciding how much to tell, and how much to spare the reader.
Werm Borrowed Rat Race
James Checked Out 3 Gems
Zalo Checked Out La Mala Hora
Gregorio Checked Out L'Amour
He was glad to find El Canon Oscuro. If you have any leads on a good source for books in Spanish, drop us a line at:librarian@streetbooks.org.
Ben's On the Job
Meet our new Inventory Specialist, Ben Hodgson. He's a longtime patron who has recently begun to help organize the Street Books library. We welcome him to our team! We are spending the winter months sprucing up the bicycle and getting our books in order. Look for more updates soon.
Ben Chose Saramago
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Mama Kat Found Two She Liked
Angel Checked Out Burroughs
