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19 Oct, 4 tweets, 3 min read
Today on my podcast, part 19 of my serial reading of my 2006 novel SOMEONE COMES TO TOWN, SOMEONE LEAVES TOWN, a book Gene Wolfe called "a glorious book unlike any book you’ve ever read."

craphound.com/news/2020/10/1…

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Here's where to get the other parts in the series:

craphound.com/podcast/?s=%22…

And here's a feed link for the whole podcast:

feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podca…

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If you need a direct MP3 link, I've got you covered (hosting courtesy of the @internetarchive, they'll host your stuff for free forever!):

archive.org/download/Cory_…

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Next weekend, I'm Guest of Honor at #Milehicon, so I may not be able to record, but you can catch me (and other guests, like Connie Willis, @BarbaraHambly, @catvalente, @itregillis, Walter Jon Williams, and Wil McCarthy) at the con!

milehicon.org

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