Novelist Leland de la Durantaye with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

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Novelist Leland de la Durantaye with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

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Leland de la Durantaye, author of Hannah versus the Tree talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about writing his debut novel (though not the first one he wrote), about patience, and language. Not to be missed.Download audio. (Broadcast date: May 22, 2019)

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