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Founded in 2012, we are a regionals level team that has maintained its strong. She double majors in political science and womens and gender studies, and identifies as a proud, queer, transgender woman. Reader s circle is the leading 501 c 3 nonprofit connecting readers to local book clubs, reading groups, and literary salons. Olas book club meets approximately every six weeks on a monday afternoon at 1. Inside the womens national republican club in nyc untapped. Led by greenlight bookseller nora this time virtually.
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