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Patrick DeWitt

articles/2009/02/27/books-arent-dying/dewitt-books_16055_je6oeo

Books Aren't Dying

The author of Ablutions describes confronting grim news about the industry just as his debut novel was scheduled to be released.

Patrick DeWitt

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