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| Quotes & Reviews “Disarming…surprisingly fresh” -- Janet Maslin’s summer reading suggestion, CBS Sunday Morning
• “Ms. Kaufman and Ms. Mack have used reading itself as their book’s source of sex appeal and have done it with enjoyable brio…the fusion of bibliomania and romantic comedy is appealingly offbeat.” -Janet Maslin, New York Times
• “This turns out to be the most delightful read of the year….I almost cried when this book ended.” -Liz Smith, New York Post
• “…a slickly written, engaging story about a woman who prefers fiction to reality” -Boston Globe
• “….Page-turner…a briskly paced love storyz with a winning heroine: a neurotic former reporter who loses herself in books.” - People Magazine, Summer’s Hottest Reads
• “…don’t miss ‘Literacy and Longing in L.A.,….Buying-- and reading—Literacy and Longing in L.A. will cheer you up, with its funny, pointed insights about life in L.A., it’s lovely celebration of books. It could inspire a book binge all your own.” -New Orleans Times-Picayune
• “Solid, Thoughtful. Dora is the kind of deadpan and imperfect heroine with whom readers can easily identify.” - Publishers Weekly
• “Dora is a charming character…witty, intelligent” - Book List
• “Refreshingly different…bright, breezy…engaging" -Miami Herald Associated Press Summer reading round-up
• “Page Turner….funny and charming” -Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Five Stars -OK Magazine • “I’m absolutely crazy about ‘Literacy and Longing in L.A.,’ … light-hearted, quick-witted, absolutely astonishing learning!” - Carolyn See, bestselling author, There Will Never Be Another You
• "A poignant and witty tale of life, love, and letters in Los Angeles...brilliant debut novel.” -Karen Quinn, bestselling author, The Ivy Chronicles
• “The book is sharp, seamless and very, very funny. I wish I had written it. ” - Sara Nelson bestselling author, So Many Books, So Little Time.
• “I'm absolutely crazy about Literacy and Longing in L.A., ... light-hearted, quick-witted, absolutely astonishing learning! ” - Carolyn See, Bestselling Author, Reviewer Washington Post
• "This is a wonderful story that completely won me over – insecure, bookish Dora will appeal to anyone who has ever found solace or inspiration in reading…breezy, sexy, profound...” -Denise Hamilton, bestselling author, Prisoner of Memory
• “A delightfully stylish romp through life and love in Southern California in which Our Heroine offers irrefutable proof that literacy and L.A. are not mutually exclusive.” -Judith Ryan Hendricks, bestselling author of Bread Alone
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