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We Live in Water, the first collection of short stories from the author of Beautiful Ruins is out. Jess Walter talks about his hometown and what it’s like giving a reading to two men who don’t speak English.

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You live in Spokane, Washington. It seems rare and special these days that someone should live in the hometown they grew up in.Hmm. That doesn’t sound entirely like a compliment.

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