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Book Picks: Rough Draft Bar & Books

By Joe Donahue

Published February 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM EST

This week's Book Picks come from Drew Broussard from Rough Draft Bar & Books in Kingston, NY.

Drew:

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El-Akkad
Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante
Blue in Green by Wesley Brown
Mirrors for Princes by Sam Riviere
The Poorly Made and Other Things by Sam Rebelein
A Gorgeous Excitement by Cynthia Weiner
Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke
Nothing Serious by Emily J. Smith
Vantage Point by Sara Sligar
Hot Sheet by Sanae Lemoine and Olga Massov

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.

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