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Jamie Lee Curtis
Actress & Children's Author
Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress, producer and children’s author. The daughter of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, she broke through as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter’s Halloween and became known as a scream queen, while also starring in comedies such as Trading Places, A Fish Called Wanda and True Lies. She won an Academy Award for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
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A Fine Balance
by Rohinton Mistry · 2001 · Fiction
“Mistry's novel is gutting. Set in 1970s India , it introduced me to a world of hardships and class boundaries that I never knew. It's a reality too hard to imagine, and yet it is happening, every second.” — via Article, October 2016
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Angle of Repose
by Wallace Stegner · Fiction
“It's all here: the bravery and adventure of those who explored the West; the sacrifice and the love. Amazing!” — via Article, October 2016
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East of Eden
by John Steinbeck · 2003 · Fiction
“The tale of two brothers and their families is played out in riveting form and provides a platform for some of the finest op-eds I have ever read” — via Article, October 2016
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Dalva
by Jim Harrison · Fiction
“Another gem, this 1988 novel is set in the world of Native American rights and wrongs and loss and foundlings. The description of the land is gorgeous.” — via Article, October 2016
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Stoner
by John Williams · Fiction
“A perfect book. This tale of a Missouri farmer's embrace of a life of letters is spare and yet full of emotional detail and longing.” — via Article, October 2016
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Shogun
by James Clavell · Fiction
“Shogun was the first book I devoured as an adult.” — via Article, October 2016
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King Rat
by James Clavell · Fiction
“I found a copy of King Rat on a bookshelf and it saved me. Historical fiction then became my favorite genre.” — via Article, October 2016
