Authors Conjure Up 'Strange Places' in Readings at Happy Ending

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Mar 23, 201200:32:20Arts

The theme for the Happy Ending Music and Reading Series at Joe's Pub in March was Strange Places. Listen to the extraordinary — and absurd — environments that authors Jessica Anthony, Amelia Gray and Heidi Julavitz conju...

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