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- Joined
- Dec 12, 2005
- Real Name
- Abby Blachly
- About My Library
- Limited by the confines of a city-sized apartment, but we pack as much in as we can.
- About Me
- LibraryThing's Head Librarian. I run LibraryThing for Libraries and Syndetics Unbound.
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- Cambridge, MA
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- Favorite Authors
- Kate Atkinson, Leigh Bardugo, Lisa Carey, E. E. Cummings, Jasper Fforde, Diana Gabaldon, Deborah Harkness, Meg Howrey, Laurie R. King, TJ Klune, Mary Robinette Kowal, Gregory Maguire, Emily St. John Mandel, Ian McEwan, Erin Morgenstern, Tamsyn Muir, Iris Murdoch, Ann Patchett, Natasha Pulley, David Sedaris, Gertrude Stein, Donna Tartt, Sarah Waters
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Bookstores: Brookline Booksmith, Harvard Book Store, Porter Square Books, Raven Used Books, Strand Bookstore, The Harvard Coop, Trident Booksellers & Cafe
Libraries: Beatley Library - Simmons College, Boston Public Library, Cambridge Public Library - Boudreau Branch, Cambridge Public Library - Central Square Branch, Cambridge Public Library - Main Branch, Mattapoisett Free Public Library, Mount Holyoke College Library, Information, and Technology Services, New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Somerville Public Library
Other: LibraryThing H.Q., Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (museum and shop)
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