It's the Short List for the 2021 ToB!
Books, judges, zombies, oh my! Announcing the field for the 2021 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes
Christine Grimaldi, a former congressional reporter, has published essays and journalism in Washingtonian, the Atlantic Cities, and Talking Writing magazine. She lives and writes in Washington, DC.
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