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"Troy Reads Every August Together" Public Reading Event 8/25

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published August 22, 2019 at 11:12 AM EDT
Book cover - The Big Book About Being Big

The 1st Annual T.R.E.A.T "Troy Reads Every August Together" will be held Sunday, August 25 at Riverfront Park in downtown Troy, New York at 3 p.m.

Award-winning author Coleen Murtagh Paratore joins us to talk about the event and her new book, "The Big Book About Being BIG," which will be read aloud among the group.

Murtagh Paratore is also leading Dear Writer, a writing workshop for adults, beginning September 18.
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