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Published Reviews

Jun.27.2004
Published by The New York Times
Her great virtue as a writer about horses is her emotional candor. Most horse owners, in an effort to appear rational, try to refrain from talking about how deeply they love their...
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Past Events

In conversation with S.E. Hinton
Start: 26 Apr 2009 - 1:30 pm
End: 26 Apr 2009 - 2:30 pm
Los Angeles, California
Progressive Reading Series
Start: 19 Apr 2008 - 7:00 pm
End: 19 Apr 2008 - 9:00 pm
San Francisco, California
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About Jane

Jane Smiley was born in Los Angeles, California, moved to the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri as an infant, and lived there through grammar school and high school (The John Burroughs School). After getting her Bachelor of Art at Vassar College in 1971, she...
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