Local author Susan Coll on her latest book, ‘Word Salad’

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Sep 28, 20263:35News & Politics

Best-selling author Susan Coll invites us into the chaotic world of bookstore events in her latest novel. Coll is also an events consultant at the local bookstore Politics and Prose, which inspired her to explore the loc...

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