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Bookworm

Place and Identity (Part 3 of 10)

J. D. McClatchy has traveled the US visiting the homes of classic American writers. Joan Didion talks about her native California; Jonathan Lethem describes growing up in Brooklyn; and Toni Morrison describes the creation of an imaginary home, a hotel, in her most-recent novel.

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By Michael Silverblatt • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read
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    Michael Silverblatt

    host, 'Bookworm'

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    Toni Morrison

    author, 'Beloved'

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    Joan Didion

    author

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    Jonathan Lethem

    author of “The Feral Detective”

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