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        <itunes:summary>Dispatches from literary events around Seattle. A personal record of readings, talks, and the communities that gather around books.</itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:title>A Cozy Evening with Michiko Aoyama</itunes:title>
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                <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode we discuss Michiko Aoyama&#39;s new book <em>Hot Chocolate on Thursday</em>, as well as the author&#39;s thoughts on translation and how she hopes to keep writing books for 200 years.</p>]]></description>
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                <itunes:title>Interview with Phil Garrett and Jennifer McCord from Epicenter Press</itunes:title>
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