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If you love books, then this episode is for you. Best-selling author James Patterson’s latest book, “The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians” is in many ways a love letter to this cornerstone of education here in America. Joining him is Mychal Threets, a librarian in California whose viral library-focused social media videos have endeared him to thousands of readers across the US.
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