Rick Moody + Xenia Rubinos

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Rick Moody + Xenia Rubinos

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Sep 3, 2019

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Bestselling author Rick Moody reads a chapter from his novel Hotels of North America, about love, marriage, and an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction. Xenia Rubinos talks about transience on tour, and plays her answer song, "Three Stars."SongWriterPodcast.comTwitter.com/SnogWriterInstagram.com/SongWriterPodcastFacebook.com/SongWriterPodcast

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Sep 3, 2019

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Rick Moody + Xenia Rubinos

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