Standing there, staring at the long shelves crammed with books, I felt myself relax and was suddenly at peace.” ― Helene Hanff, Q's Legacy
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Interviewer: Are your books read in Nigeria?
Chimamanda: Yes
Interviewer: Do they have libraries in Nigeria?
Chimamanda: I think it reflects poorly on France that you asked that question
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And for the last of our "on this day in bookish history" posts ...
December 30th 1816 Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstoncroft Godwin marry https://t.co/5uZeLeh9Hv
On this day in bookish history - December 23rd 1912 Parisian literary magazine, Nouvelle Revue Francaise, rejects REMEMBERANCE OF THINGS PAST https://t.co/6feJcagQdg