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Author Elizabeth Acevedo On Writing A Coming-Of-Age Novel - Extended Interview
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Our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read
This," is "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo. She spoke to Jeffrey Brown
about finding her voice through poetry and why she wrote a novel in verse.
This," is "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo. She spoke to Jeffrey Brown
about finding her voice through poetry and why she wrote a novel in verse.
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