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- Christine CarterInterview
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. I had the full record set, and I would listen to it in its entirety, often in a single weekend, while following along in the book. This is probably how I learned to read, as I was young enough that I was supposed to be napping when I was doing this. On days when my mom wouldn’t let…
- Jordan MechnerInterview
Dune by Frank Herbert. I must have re-read it twenty times between the ages of 15-18. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, my favorite book at ages 6-7. Those were formative. And Blue Truth by David Deida, which challenged a lot of ingrained notions I’d been carrying about romantic relationships (and other aspects of…
- Barbara TverskyInterview
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum was the first “chapter” book I read and then my grandmother sent me 12 Oz books for my 7th birthday, which I quickly devoured. Little Women, the Alcott oeuvre.
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