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Award-winning author Lois Leveen dwells in the spaces where literature and history meet. A confirmed book geek, Lois earned degrees in history and literature from Harvard, the University of Southern California, and UCLA, and taught at UCLA and at Reed College. She is a regular contributor to Disunion, the New York Times' coverage of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and her poetry and essays have appeared in numerous books, literary journals, and on NPR. Lois gives talks about American history and literature at libraries, bookstores, universities, museums, teacher training programs, and conferences throughout the country. She lives in a bright green house in Portland, Oregon, with a charming, bipedal Newfoundlander.


Average rating: 3.94 · 1,185 ratings · 340 reviews · 1 distinct work · Similar authors
The Secrets of Mary Bowser
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 1,185 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions

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Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Sarah's Key
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After college, my friend Julie's sister moved to France, and when she got pregnant, her doctor told her, "Now you are pregnant, you need to take care of yourself. Stop exercising, and cut down to no more than two glasses of wine and five cigarettes a...more
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The Book of Genesis by R. Crumb
The Book of Genesis
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I taught a seminar at Portland Art Museum when they had the R. Crumb Book of Genesis on display. Although I think he does some interesting things visually--and it's always edifying to read the actual word-for-word Bible as opposed to popularized vers...more
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