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I lived for art, I lived for love: the magic of libretto Event · Wed, 24 Jul 2013

David Mitchell found it ‘addictive and gratifying – not unlike sudoku’. Anna Goldsworthy has written one for children’s classic The Magic Pudding. And Ian Rankin wrote one for Scottish Opera.What is …

 

Lunchbox / Soapbox: Jon Rose on The Music of Place: Reclaiming a Practice Event · Thu, 18 Jul 2013

How do you maintain live music in a culture that does not value it? Jon Rose, acclaimed improvising violinist and instrument-maker, examines Australia’s history of improvised music and musicians and …

 

Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Jamire Williams Event · Fri, 07 Jun 2013

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enter the minds of the world’s greatest jazz masters. Thesefree masterclasses, hosted by Fem Belling, see the festival’s headline artists discuss and explore…

 

Melbourne International Jazz Festival: James Carter Event · Thu, 06 Jun 2013

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enter the minds of the world’s greatest jazz masters. Thesefree masterclasses, hosted by Fem Belling, see the festival’s headline artists discuss and explore…

 

Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Darcy James Argue Event · Wed, 05 Jun 2013

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enter the minds of the world’s greatest jazz masters. Thesefree masterclasses, hosted by Fem Belling, see the festival’s headline artists discuss and explore…

 

Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Maria Schneider Event · Tue, 04 Jun 2013

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enter the minds of the world’s greatest jazz masters. Thesefree masterclasses, hosted by Fem Belling, see the festival’s headline artists discuss and explore…

 

Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Mike Stern Event · Mon, 03 Jun 2013

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enter the minds of the world’s greatest jazz masters. Thesefree masterclasses, hosted by Fem Belling, see the festival’s headline artists discuss and explore…

 

Comedy Festival: Pop and Passion: Side B: Vinyl Revival Event · Fri, 19 Apr 2013

Dave O’Neil invites a merry bunch of vagabonds to share with us their most treasured possessions – their record collections. Join us for a High Fidelity-style rummage through the back catalogue, as w…

 

Ian Rankin Video · Fri, 01 Mar 2013

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When bestselling Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin swept through Australia to promote his book Standing in Another Man’s Grave, he dropped into the Wheeler Centre to chat about the return of Rebus…

 

Postcard from Melbourne: Jens Lekman Event · Tue, 12 Feb 2013

Swedish indie songsmith Jens Lekman is renowned for his lyrics; his songs are pure storytelling set to music. Pitchfork has called him ‘one of the most distinct and observant singer-songwriters in…

 

The Wheeler Centre Gala 2013: Where the Wild Things Are Event · Sat, 09 Feb 2013

Let the wild rumpus start!The Wheeler Centre kicks off our first season of events with a celebration of storytelling that revels in the deepest recesses of the imagination. This year, we dedicate…

 

Unexpected Passions Event · Fri, 23 Nov 2012

We all know Jonathan Franzen is a twitcher. But did you know Tom Hanks likes to collect 1940s typewriters? Or that Johnny Depp likes to play with dolls?Sadly, Tom and the two Johnnies couldn’t join u…

 

Rock Journalism and Holocaust Shadows... Dailies · Tue, 20 Nov 2012

Interview by Jo Case, for the Wheeler CentreLily Brett is one of Australia’s most-loved writers, best known for the blackly comic novels (like her masterpiece Too Many Men and most recently, You…

 

Richard Gill: Give Me Excess Of It Event · Tue, 23 Oct 2012

Richard Gill has worked in music and education for 50 years – and has never missed a chance to sing the praises of both. In a frank and fearless new memoir that will get tongues wagging, he shares…

 

Richard Gill: Give Me Excess Of It Video · Tue, 23 Oct 2012

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Richard Gill has worked in music and education for 50 years – and has never missed a chance to sing the praises of both. In a frank and fearless new memoir that will get tongues wagging, he shares…

 

Red Rock and Roll Event · Thu, 18 Oct 2012

The revolutionary potential of rock and roll has long been a worn-out cliché in the West, where the Rolling Stones do commercials and rappers hang with royalty. But in contemporary China, rock (or…

 

Red Rock and Roll Video · Thu, 18 Oct 2012

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The revolutionary potential of rock and roll has long been a worn-out cliché in the West, where the Rolling Stones do commercials and rappers hang with royalty. But in contemporary China, rock (or…

 

Working with Words: Mikey Cahill Dailies · Thu, 18 Oct 2012

Mikey Cahill writes the ‘Rock City’ column for News Ltd. He reviews and writes about music for Hit, jmag and Inpress, and has twice been a judge for the Australian Music Prize. We spoke to him for…

 

Unexpected Passions: Tony Moclair and Jess McGuire Video · Fri, 28 Sep 2012

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In this instalment of Sam Pang’s series – focussing on the odd obsessions and unlikely fascinations of familiar faces – broadcaster Jess McGuire spills the beans about her love for British reality…

 

Rejecting the Sexual Revolution: In t... Dailies · Tue, 21 Aug 2012

By Jeff SparrowIn Jeff Sparrow’s new book, Money Shot, he explores the relationship between porn and censorship, and what it reveals about our social values. Along the way, he journeys from the…

 

Breaking Ice and Epic Operas: Brett S... Dailies · Tue, 14 Aug 2012

Over the past week or so, we’ve been celebrating Melbourne’s arts festivals at the Wheeler Centre Dailies.Today, we interview Brett Sheehy, artistic director of the Melbourne International Arts…

 

Unexpected Passions: Dave O'Neil and Kick Gurry Video · Fri, 27 Jul 2012

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Always diverse, occasionally devilish, the one thing you can always expect from Unexpected Passions is an evening of laid-back laughs, with wizard of wit Sam Pang at helm. Who’s next?Well… it’s…

 

Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Robert Glasper Event · Sat, 09 Jun 2012

The Robert Glasper Experiment’s recent release, Black Radio – featuring a jaw-dropping roll-call of special guests – has captivated the funk, neo-soul and gospel sounds, while remaining deeply…

 

Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Patti Austin Event · Fri, 08 Jun 2012

Debuting at New York’s famed Apollo Theater at the tender age of four, with the encouragement of godparents Dinah Washington and Quincy Jones, Austin grew up witnessing legendary performers – who…

 

Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Renaud Garcia-Fons Event · Wed, 06 Jun 2012

From the moment French/Spanish bass wunderkind Renaud Garcia–Fons first held a double bass in his hands at age 16, the future of the instrument was destined to change.

 

Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Antonio Sanchez Event · Mon, 04 Jun 2012

Three-time Grammy Awardwinner Antonio Sanchez is ‘one of the standout jazz drummers on the contemporary scene’ (New York Times).

 

10 - Ten Writers, Five Double-Bills: Sjón and Roddy Doyle Event · Mon, 14 May 2012

In this globalised world, we’re increasingly drawn to stories from other places; talesthat immerse us in faraway cultures. And where better to find our stories than in fellowUNESCO Cities of…

 

Sjón Video · Mon, 14 May 2012

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Icelandic author Sjón is a rock ‘n’ roll renaissance man. He writes poetry, pens lyrics for Björk, wrote a whale-watching ‘splatter film’, and won the Nordic equivalent of the Man Booker for his…

 

Lunchbox / Soapbox: Mikey Cahill on Waxing Lyrical: The Good, The Bad and The Gaga Event · Thu, 26 Apr 2012

Are modern lyrics dropping the ball? Can we blame the iPod generation’s short attention cocker spaniels for a lack of intelligence in pop or does this just make songwriters try harder to be heard…

 

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Mikey Cahill on Waxing Lyrical: The Good, The Bad and The Gaga Video · Thu, 26 Apr 2012

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Are modern lyrics dropping the ball? Can we blame the iPod generation’s short attention cocker spaniels for a lack of intelligence in pop or does this just make songwriters try harder to be heard…

 

Lunchbox / Soapbox: Dr Jonathon Welch on Life Beyond Hard Knocks: Confessions of a Choraloholic Event · Thu, 15 Mar 2012

As a musical group for homeless and disadvantaged people, The Choir of Hard Knocks (of ABC TV fame) found national success, winning awards and reaching the height of performance at the Sydney Opera H…

 

Amanda Palmer and Meow Meow are Frank Event · Fri, 24 Feb 2012

Burlesque sensation Amanda Palmer (lead singer of The Dresden Dolls) meets international cabaret diva Meow Meow at the Athenaeum, in what promises to be a night to remember. Get intimate with Amanda …

 

An Evening with Alain de Botton Video · Tue, 21 Feb 2012

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Few thinkers have succeeded in bringing the world of ideas beyond the ivory tower with such clarity and grace as Alain de Botton. In an event that extends one of the Wheeler Centre chief themes for t…

 

Liao Yiwu Video · Thu, 24 Nov 2011

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Liao Yiwu is a Chinese poet, novelist, musician and screenwriter currently living in exile in Germany because of government suppression of his work in China. Imprisoned for four years following…

 

You Say You Want a Revolution: Emmanuel Jal Speaks Video · Wed, 19 Oct 2011

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Sudanese rapper and writer Emmanuel Jal is a child of war. The internationally acclaimed hip-hop star is celebrated for his electrifying concerts and albums, songs written about his homeland and his …

 

Emotional Rescue Dailies · Tue, 27 Sep 2011

By Mark MordueThe Rolling Stones song ‘Emotional Rescue’ is a seduction song thinly veiled in romance. The urgency and strut that it exudes, Mick Jagger’s startling use of falsetto – it’s all about g…

 

The Arrival of 'The Arrival' Dailies · Mon, 22 Aug 2011

The Melbourne Writers Festival begins this week and the Wheeler Centre is pleased to be presenting an adaptation of Shaun Tan’s award-winning ‘The Arrival’ in partnership with the Festival. On…

 

Back to Black Dailies · Wed, 27 Jul 2011

Image by Douglas Cason Arts/Flickr For those who are mourning the premature passing of a great and troubled talent, here are a few readings on the incomparable, late Ms…

 

Adrian Wootton on Film: King on Screen: Elvis in the Movies Event · Tue, 26 Jul 2011

A former president of the UK Elvis Fan Club, Adrian Wootton recounts the history of Elvis Presley’s extensive career on the silver screen.

 

Adrian Wootton on Film: King on Screen: Elvis in the Movies Event · Tue, 26 Jul 2011

A former president of the UK Elvis Fan Club, Adrian Wootton recounts the history of Elvis Presley’s extensive career on the silver screen.

 

Adrian Wootton on Film: Celluloid Sinatra Event · Mon, 25 Jul 2011

A long-time Frank Sinatra aficionado, Adrian Wootton gives an overview of Sinatra’s 60-plus years in showbiz and the 50-plus films in which he appeared, ranging from classic musicals to his…

 

Richard Gill on Musical Literacy Video · Thu, 21 Jul 2011

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In the race to teach children to be literate and numerate is there a chance that we have lost sight of the real goals of literacy and numeracy and the real reasons for education? What is the…

 

Musically Speaking Dailies · Tue, 28 Jun 2011

Two landmark figures in the history of jazz visited Melbourne recently as guests of the Wheeler Centre and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. Jean-Hervé Peron and Tony Conrad both spoke at…

 

Tony Conrad: Music and Mathematics (audio only) Video · Sat, 11 Jun 2011

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The Wheeler Centre and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival recently presented Jazzland at the 3RRR Performance Space, an afternoon of great talks on jazz. This event featured the iconic Tony…

 

Jean-Herve Peron Speaks (audio only) Video · Sat, 11 Jun 2011

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The Wheeler Centre and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival recently presented Jazzland at the 3RRR Performance Space, an afternoon of great talks on jazz. This event featured Faust founder and …

 

Jean-Herve Peron Speaks Event · Sat, 11 Jun 2011

The Wheeler Centre and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival proudly present Jazzland at the Wheeler Centre, an afternoon of great talks on jazz. This event features Faust founder and Krautrock l…

 

Tony Conrad: Music and Mathematics Event · Sat, 11 Jun 2011

The Wheeler Centre and the Melbourne International Jazz Festival proudly present Jazzland at the Wheeler Centre, an afternoon of great talks on jazz. This event features the iconic Tony Conrad (USA) …

 

Lette's Go to the Opera Event · Wed, 11 May 2011

Ever since Puberty Blues, Kathy Lette has a long and celebrated career as a best-selling and much-loved novelist, with an unparalleled eye for a joke, an ear for a double entendre and a way with a…

 

Lette's Go to the Opera Video · Wed, 11 May 2011

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Ever since Puberty Blues, Kathy Lette has a long and celebrated career as a best-selling and much-loved novelist, with an unparalleled eye for a joke, an ear for a double entendre and a way with a…

 

Dave Graney: Social Networks and the Unknown Video · Thu, 28 Apr 2011

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If the internet was cut off tomorrow, would you be happy? Dave Graney would be.Appearing onstage at Lunchbox/Soapbox, and in his characteristically meandering style, the flamboyant stalwart of…

 

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How Does it Feel? - Dylan in China Dailies · Tue, 12 Apr 2011

Turntable image by Johnny Magnusson via WikiCommons Crikey’s Bernard Keane wrote yesterday about the reasons behind the Chinese government’s crackdown on dissenting…

 

Two Sides of the Story: Music Theatre Event · Mon, 07 Mar 2011

Life is a musical old chum… but how do those who write for Music Theatre even begin? How does song relate to story? Do you sacrifice narrative integrity in the name of something you can tap your toe …

 

Writers Turn to Song Dailies · Wed, 02 Mar 2011

Photograph of Finnish accordionist Lässe Pihlajamaa via WikiCommons Michel Houellebecq, the bête noire of French literature, has just released a single entitled ‘Le Film…

 

Voices From Elsewhere: Archie Roach Video · Fri, 11 Feb 2011

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At our Gala Night of Storytelling: Voices From Elsewhere, acclaimed indigenous Australian singer-songwriter and musician Archie Roach plays a song dedicated to his late wife, Ruby Hunter.

 

Yet Another Side of Bob Dylan Dailies · Thu, 20 Jan 2011

The cover of Dylan’s first volume Readers who enjoyed Bob Dylan’s Chronicles: Volume One can look forward to the publication of volumes two and three, NME reports. In the k…

 

Music in Print Dailies · Tue, 18 Jan 2011

Click to watch video. The link between music and literature is as old as the hills. In ancient Greece, storytellers sang their Homeric epics. These days…

 

The Road to 'Success' by Clare Bowditch Dailies · Tue, 30 Nov 2010

Singer/songwriter Clare Bowditch When I was a teenager, the road to ‘success’ was fairly well paved. You joined a band, rehearsed your guts out, started playing small…

 

Reading On Vocation with Ramona Koval: Musicians Video · Wed, 24 Nov 2010

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Backstage before a gig or killing time in the van, musicians love to read. Joining Ramona Koval are opera singer Ali McGregor, conductor Richard Gill and Oz rock legend Shane Howard along with their …

 

Words & Music: Reading on Vocation: Musicians Event · Wed, 24 Nov 2010

Throughout the year, in collaboration with Radio National’s The Book Show with Ramona Koval, we’ve delved into the reading habits of professions ranging from lawyers to nuns. As part of our November …

 

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Cockatoo Opera Dailies · Tue, 23 Nov 2010

Promotional image from The Cockatoos Victorian Opera is staging an uniquely Australian opera, The Cockatoos, based on a Patrick White short story.Sung in English, the…

 

Music to Melbourne's Ears Dailies · Mon, 15 Nov 2010

Campaigning Premier John Brumby has announced that a $24.7 million headquarters for contemporary music will be established in Melbourne.The organisation will host Australian Independent Records…

 

Music meets short stories Dailies · Sun, 14 Nov 2010

Glasgow’s indie record label Chemikal Underground is moving into short stories, according to the Millions.The label that broke bands such as Arab Strap and Mogwai has released an album of short…

 

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Words & Music: Musically Speaking Event · Thu, 11 Nov 2010

When thinking about Melbourne as a City of Literature, we should be celebrating the extraordinary literary achievement of our songwriters.Diverse, imaginative and daring, they’re an eclectic and…

 

Musically Speaking with Clare Bowditch, Stephen Cummings and Rebecca Barnard Video · Thu, 11 Nov 2010

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Wondering where the music industry is going? Jess McGuire sat down with former Sports frontman Stephen Cummings, empire-builder Rebecca Barnard and singer/songwriter Clare Bowditch to put music…

 

Cover versions are difficult for most... Dailies · Thu, 11 Nov 2010

 

Words & Music: The Poet's Voice: Lovers In Trouble Event · Wed, 10 Nov 2010

From Catullus to Shakepeare, Auden to Dickinson, poetry has long struggled to understand love. To celebrate the publication of Love Poems by Dorothy Porter, readers including Richard Gill, David…

 

Lyrics to Imaginary Songs by Mark Mordue Dailies · Tue, 09 Nov 2010

Music writer Mark Mordue When I think about poetry, about my need to read it and reflect on it and even express the odd poem here and there as if there were a more pure or …

 

Words & Music: Rama Lama Ding Dong Event · Fri, 05 Nov 2010

“Lyrics don’t mean anything! Like ‘Rama-lama-ding-dong’ or ‘Give Peace a Chance’!” – Homer SimpsonThe Edsels released, “Rama Lama Ding Dong” in 1958 which became a national hit, but surely not…

 

Words & Music: Critical Failure: Popular Music Event · Wed, 03 Nov 2010

Critiquing music can be fraught: whether it was Miles Davis or Elvis Costello who said it first, ‘writing aboutmusic is like dancing about architecture’. Our first event on the art of music…

 

Critical Failure: Popular Music Video · Wed, 03 Nov 2010

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Critiquing music can be fraught: whether it was Miles Davis or Elvis Costello who said it first, ‘writing about music is like dancing about architecture’. Our first event on the art of music…

 

What does Julia Gillard think about L... Dailies · Wed, 03 Nov 2010

 

Australia's Best Music? Dailies · Wed, 03 Nov 2010

Hardie Grant Books has released The 100 Best Australian Albums, a book that attempts to define our nation’s best popular music, and perhaps start a few arguments.According to Bernard Zuel at the…

 

The Writer and the Musician – Review ... Dailies · Mon, 01 Nov 2010

Broadcaster Vijay Khurana Nick Hornby loves pop music. This we know. From his record store-owning High Fidelity protagonist Rob, to 31 Songs, his collection of essays…

 

Symphony for the Devil: Music and Adv... Dailies · Mon, 25 Oct 2010

Singer/songwriter/ad man, Ben Birchall Okay, I’ll admit it. I dance with the devil. He’s good looking, he pays for the drinks and he’s got the best record collection.I’m a …

 

Dictionary Creator Gets Modern Rhymes Dailies · Tue, 19 Oct 2010

Dr Samuel Johnson has been an active Twitterer for some time but recently he has published a new dictionary based on our modern world.Of course, it’s a fake but as an extract from the Quietus shows, …

 

Clare Bowditch Starts a Feminist Twit... Dailies · Fri, 15 Oct 2010

Clare Bowditch on a recent album cover It began last night when singer/songwriter Clare Bowditch watched our latest Feminism Has Failed video. She tweeted about them…

 

Travel Writing: Why It Sucks Video · Thu, 07 Oct 2010

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London-based Andrew Mueller couldn’t decide between being a rock journalist, travel writer or foreign correspondent so he thought he’d try all three at once.In this Lunchbox/Soapbox, Mueller takes…

 

Unhearing the Earworms Dailies · Sun, 03 Oct 2010

Whether it’s Lady Gaga or a song from the 60s you heard in a supermarket, certain songs get stuck in your head. In Germany they’re known as ‘Ohrwurm’ (or earworm in English) – those inescapable…

 

Paul Kelly in Conversation with Robert Forster Event · Thu, 30 Sep 2010

Australia’s one true poet laureate has finally committed his own story to paper. The 100 chapterswhich make up Paul Kelly’s How to Make Gravy share the tales and personal stories behind 100 ofhis…

 

Paul Kelly in Conversation with Robert Forster Event · Thu, 30 Sep 2010

Australia’s one true poet laureate has finally committed his own story to paper. The 100 chapterswhich make up Paul Kelly’s How to Make Gravy share the tales and personal stories behind 100 ofhis…

 

Paul Kelly Video · Thu, 30 Sep 2010

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When singer/songwriter/legend Paul Kelly sat down to talk with ex-Go Between Robert Forster it was the meeting of two of Australian music’s finest minds. Not only does Kelly sing his songs, but he…

 

Paul Kelly’s Music into Words by Mich... Dailies · Thu, 23 Sep 2010

Michael Nolan, co-editor of Kelly’s book If writing about music is like dancing about architecture (as satirist Martin Mull’s regularly misattributed quip goes), then…

 

Is Melbourne a mecca to street violen... Dailies · Thu, 23 Sep 2010

 

Fiona Scott-Norman: Disco: The Vinyl Solution Video · Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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Why does Melbourne, the classiest city in Australia, have such a problem with street violence? Is it the licensing laws? Is it the parents? No and no. Is it the rise of house music at the expense of …

 

Lunchbox / Soapbox: Disco: The Vinyl Solution Event · Thu, 16 Sep 2010

Why does Melbourne, the classiest city in Australia, have such a problem with street violence? Is it the licensing laws? Is it the parents? No and no. Is it the rise of house music at the expense of …

 

Casey Bennetto on his Lunchbox/Soapbox Video · Thu, 20 May 2010

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Keating! the Musical explained and sung about his creative process.

 

Miles Franklin Literary Award shortli... Dailies · Fri, 23 Apr 2010

The Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist has been announced. Among those nominated is Sonya Hartnett for her book Butterfly. Sonya will be speaking with 3RRR's Donna Morabito next week at the…

 

Doing it for the kids Dailies · Mon, 01 Feb 2010

The Observer publishes an extract from Patti Smith's new memoir, Just Kids. Patti Smith's Just Kids: Harper Collins

 

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