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I am on book tour, and my mother is dying
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What's the opposite of xenophobia?
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How to comport oneself on social media
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Quitting Amazon, winning the Southern Book Prize
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"The Mango Tree" COVER REVEAL: Screaming! Crying! Pre-ordering!
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9 Things That Got Me Through 2024
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9 Things That Got Me Through 2024
Oh lord, it's a listicle.
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What's the opposite of xenophobia?
Plus a maniacal leap to book news, because why the hell not
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Roiling with the punches
And happy 6-month birthday to "The Mango Tree"
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Mango season keeps going
There won't always be one more mango. But, for now, there is. Plus Cherry Bombes, DC and dwelling in Orlando.
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Dear Pete Wells, post-critic life can be amazing
From one former restaurant critic to another, commiseration and a little advice
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You can be a Florida magnet, too
Be a magnet. Eat mangoes at night. TMT as NPR's BOTD!
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Flavortown's Minister of Mangoes
Dear Guy Fieri, I respectfully submit this as my application to your Flavortown Cabinet.
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The Half Filip
A newsletter for mango lovers (and haters), from a Filipino-Yugoslavian Florida Cracker who loves food.
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