Andrew Boryga
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dad. husband. author & editor @edutopia . debut novel VICTIM out now from @doubledaybooks . it's bor-ree-gah.
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I poured my all into this and today it hits shelves! Come for the dismantling of our obsession with victimhood & virtue-signaling and stay for the story about why a solid IRL community is far better than an online one. Cop, review, share. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
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@ShandersWrites
When one of our kids are sick like this, my wife and I enter “sicko mode” which just means that all rules and boundaries go out the window while we hold on for dear life. So yeah, I agree, sadly.
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I spoke with
@heymrsbond
about the reasoning behind her choice to ban AI-use in her HS English classes this year. "My job is to help kids develop foundational skills. Using AI at this point in time is not a foundational skill." Read more
@edutopia
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"If we can’t stomach novels set in countries that have dark and ugly stains on their records, I have bad news for anyone writing fiction about America."
@rhymeswithbee
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Been working on a book so long my people wondered if I was actually doing it or just pretending. Now when they ask “So, when is it coming out?” I have an answer. So thankful.
@dani_bukie
is the best agent I could ask for.
@doubledaybooks
believes in the vision. God is incredible.
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Really enjoyed my conversation with
@ReadingShanahan
on all things literacy. Tim has been at this for 50 years and knows his stuff! He's also quite poetic. Fascinating insights here that are worth your time.
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Shoutout to
@omiamifestival
, y’all had me cursing in my car until I looked closer. Props for this one.
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My debut novel, VICTIM, has an amazing cover and is now available for pre-order! A sendup of virtue signaling and tear-jerking trauma plots, VICTIM asks what real diversity looks like and how far some of us will go to make our stories hit the right notes.
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Victim at the b&n on Union Sq! Bro I used to chill here all day reading books and not buying them because I was too broke and dreaming of writing my own. What a dream come true
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On a night when many people are talking about Bad Bunny and American Fiction, I'd be remiss not to plug my debut novel Victim, out in 2 days, which is basically the baby of these two entities--if said baby was born and raised in the Bronx.
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Some thoughts on why there’s a lack of introspective novels by men, and particularly about relationships and intimacy. Free to read at the link in my bio.
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The editors at
@nytimesbooks
recommend VICTIM as one of 6 new books to cop this week. I must say, I agree!
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I generally try not to wade into politics, but Carollo (my city commissioner) is absolutely terrible and I am very, very happy about this decision.
The jurors decided with the plaintiffs. Joe carollo violated Bill Fuller and Martin Pinillas civil rights. He must pay more than $60 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
Story pending
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For
@edutopia
I shouted out 10 YA books with black protagonists that center themes like joy, love, and triumph, instead of the familiar tropes of oppression, grief, and trauma.
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Got a special delivery from
@doubledaybooks
! Advanced reader copies of VICTIM now exist in the physical realm. Crazy!
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New author photo just dropped. Taken by the OG and BX/Nuyorican legend, David Gonzalez, in the Bronx apartment building I spent the first 25 years of my life in. I'm in love with it.
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Extremely honored and damn fucking proud to share that both the
@washingtonpost
and
@TIME
magazine have recommended VICTIM as a book to read in March. Given the avalanche of amazing work coming out this month, I'm just blown away by this news.
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Stop the Keith Hernandez slander. We need that man in the booth. I could care less about his politics. This is baseball, and he calls a hell of a game! Gary, Ron, & Keith are the holy trinity.
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Every little step on this journey makes things feel more and more real. First pass pages just dropped from
@doubledaybooks
! March 2024 here we come.
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Thank you,
@goodreads
editors, for including VICTIM in this list of "buzzy debut novels" from the first half of 2024
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What an honor to chop it up about VICTIM with
@jaycaspiankang
and
@Tyler_A_Harper
! I've long respected each of them for their insightful and bold writing on many of the topics I touch on in the novel. This was a dream convo---and just straight up a lot of fun
New Episode:
@jaycaspiankang
and
@Tyler_A_Harper
discuss racial humor, Percival Everett's James, and what to make of the bevy of great racial satires that have come out recently.
@borywrites
, who wrote one of these satires, joins us to talk about his hilarious new novel Victim!
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Friends alerted me that
@NPR
featured VICTIM on weekend edition this past Saturday. They called it "a pretty funny and relatable takedown of the writing industrial complex, but it's done with a lot of empathy for everyone involved."
Snippet here:
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Told my wife’s 95 year old grandma in Colombia that I play softball, but it got lost in translation and so she thinks I play professional baseball now. Not gonna correct her.
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4 years ago today I became a papi. It’s the best thing that has ever happened to me
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Pssh, man. El Maestro. Triple OG. If you know me at all, then you know how much this man’s work means to me. I felt like I won my own damn Pulitzer after I read this. Whatever comes next is just icing on the cake.
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Read reviews of late suggesting I’m either a right-wing industry plant to undermine POC, OR my book claims to be bold but is really just pulling punches and sucking up to the publishing industry. The existence of both views makes me so, so happy. Mission accomplished.
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Junot the gawd hyping the NYT review. This can’t be life.
Mañana mi gente!
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My barbers are the most interesting people I've met in Miami. They include a former felon addicted to gambling and tending to his plants, a former professional soccer player turned reggaetón artist, and an app developer who constantly pitches clients on his latest ventures.
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I recently received my first hardcover of VICTIM and I’ve been admiring it ever since. One month from today, it'll be out in the world. Just typing that feels surreal! 3/12/2024, my people. Get your pre-order on while you can.
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Abuela showed up late to my reading tonight, told me she loved me when it was over, and then gave me this pear because she said it has fiber.
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If you wanna learn more about VICTIM, why I wrote it, why I love the
@mets
& more listen to this lovely chat I had w/
@vitcavage
on
@debutiful
. I'm huge fan of this pod, which does so much for debut authors. I'm extremely honored to appear on it. Listen:
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Really enjoyed chatting with
@AdamMGrant
for
@edutopia
about the things schools can do to identify and nurture students who don't always display early academic success, but who have tons of hidden potential just waiting to be tapped into.
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I’m told you can find me in McNally Jackson in SoHo, among this pretty incredible company. Honored!
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Why novels? Asks
@erikphoel
. "What novels do is to solve the predicament of conscious beings who are normally suspended in an extraordinary epistemological position, allowing us access to what is constantly hidden from us."
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I thanked over a dozen teachers in my book's acknowledgements for a reason. It's just a fact: I wouldn’t be where I’m at if it weren’t for great teachers in my life, and I know a lot of us out there can say the same. Thank you teachers this week, and every week!
@edutopia
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Honestly, God bless the little Cuban ventanita bakery spots in Miami. Just bought a big ass café con leche, enough colada to crack out 6 people, two pastelitos de carne, and a delicious tostada for $12. Nowadays, in most coffee shops, $12 bucks barely gets you a latte.
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We've finally shared the news that our family of 3 is growing (my baby girl is coming this summer!). And now I can finally share my barber's reaction to the news, which was by far the best:
"Congrats, homie. Damn, that income tax check about to be FAT though!"
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Shout out to
@BooksandBooks
for selecting VICTIM as one of their most anticipated books for 2024! The love is much appreciated.
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The Cleveland Review of Books is a really incredible, important new journal doing some excellent work. I'm honored to be in their pages, and to find this funky essay of mine a home alongside some wonderful writers.
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@heymrsbond
I’ve heard this from friends too. So do you think they don’t care about grades/doing well? Attending? Value of school? All of the above?
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Paul fucking Beatty. I’ve been marveling at this man’s words and his unique, inimitable style ever since WHITE BOY SHUFFLE knocked me upside my head. Ain’t nobody putting it down like he is. Me saying that this blurb is an honor is the understatement of the century.
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I know many of you have read this, and I’m mad late, but this was so damn good.
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The marketing wizards
@doubledaybooks
made me these fly ass VICTIM bookmarks to give out over the coming weeks. First place to get yours is the
@miaminativemag
launch this Weds
@BooksandBooks
.
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Went to the Miami library portal to place a hold on a novel I've been meaning to check out. On a whim, I said, eh let me see if my book is in here. And... it is! The public library saved my life as a kid man, this is the coolest shit ever! Thank you
@MDPLS
!
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This is one of the best things I've ever read in the Paris Review.
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moment that encapsulates Miami:
At a party to meet fellow neighbors in my condo, met one who said he wants to run for mayor of the city.
Intrigued, I asked about his platform; what did he want to change? do?
"Yeah, see, that's the part I need to figure out," he said.
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How fucking cool to hear the great Sherman Alexie calling VICTIM a possible “watershed” book in our cultural moment on the latest episode of
@meghan_daum
’s Unspeakable podcast! 1/3
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VICTIM in my high school library!! This is so damn cool!!
ANDREW BORYGA, MSM ’09 DEBUT NOVEL “VICTIM” HITS SHELVES: Congrats Andrew
@borywrites
! 👏👏👏
#MountPride
📚Available where books are sold (and in our library).
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Extremely disappointed in the move by DeSantis to block the teaching of AP African American history in schools here on the basis of, basically, nothing.
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Hype to have this essay in the inaugural edition of the
@miaminativemag
. I wrote about why I love being a writer in Miami—this beautiful, wild, maddening place that has taught me how to take myself less seriously and have fun on the page.
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Best part of pub week has been receiving messages like these. They mean everything
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Honored and humbled that the
@BBC
has named VICTIM one of the 12 best books of 2024 thus far! UK love, we international now.
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My 1-month old daughter got her first letter in the mail addressed to her the other day. A hospital bill for a few grand. Welcome to the world, baby girl! (Don't worry, I'm no hand-holding punk. She'll be paying every penny, eventually.)
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My man
@danimalpena
has shown love and championed my work since I was fiddling around with stories as an undergrad. It was an honor to receive this stunning blurb from my hermano who’s generosity off the page is just as respected as his prowess on the page.
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I have a new essay on trauma writing in here that I can’t wait to share
Our next print issue will be here soon. CRB, Vol. 2.1 bursts with essays, reviews, fictions, poems, and more from all these stars. You may need to rotate your device. You may find yourself haunted by sinister celestial bodies.
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If you pre-order here from the indispensable
@BooksandBooks
in Miami, you will receive a signed copy by yours truly! Publishing this book is an absolute dream come true, and I’m so, so grateful for anyone who considers making a purchase.
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Sad news to hear about the layoffs at the
@SunSentinel
. A great group of folks over there producing the sort of excellent local coverage our nation desperately needs right now. Praying all of them land on their feet soon.
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Reflecting on this first leg of tour, and what a damn good time it was. Got too many pics, so lettings some loosies fly here and there. These are from the 305, my baptism into this public author life
@BooksandBooks
with the great
@DwyerMurphy
.
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NYPL Love! This is so damn cool! I love public libraries and I have a special place in my heart for the
@nypl
, which provided me with the space and resources to pursue my dreams.
In 'Victim: A Novel' by Andrew Boryga (
@borywrites
), Javi is just another kid from the Bronx, until he realizes that he can capitalize on his 'trauma narrative' to reach his dreams.
#BookOfTheDay
:
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If you find this fascinating (as I did), you’ll likely enjoy my novel VICTIM, too. The grayness of “emotional truth” passed off as real truth by someone ostensibly advocating (and lying) on behalf of other marginalized people, is central to the novel.
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If you wanna know what VICTIM is all about, an excerpt of my novel is up for your reading pleasure at
@lithub
! If you like what you read, get your pre-order on before 3/12/24. Many thanks to the good folks at LitHub for having me. This is super cool.
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This author life is cool. One min you're working your job, feeding your kids and shit, and the next you're on a zoom with engaged people pulling things out of the work you hadn't even thought of, deepening your understanding of what this whole journey is about, filling you up.
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We are officially TWO WEEKS away from these bad boys making their way out into the world! I can't believe it.
Pre-order yours while you still can so that it'll be right on your doormat come 3/12.
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Really enjoyed this chat with
@stidrill
for
@ChicagoRevBooks
! We get into VICTIM influences, parenthood, what I think real diversity looks like, and more.
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Learned from my editor that a bookseller was enjoying VICTIM so much they decided to take the local train home to extend their reading. Someone choosing to stay *longer* on the NYC subway just to read my book is praise of the highest order.
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As someone who wrote off TikTok, mostly because I didn't want to learn another app, this by
@rhymeswithbee
is very persuasive. Going to reboot my dormant account as a result.
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My son threw my $200 chain down the elevator shaft yesterday. We were walking to the park later when he finally apologized and said we can go buy a new one. When I asked if he had any money, he said, no, but my grandparents do. This kid is going places.
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The night we sold out the
@thelitbar
. The night the BX came through in a major way for its son. A room full of old friends, new friends, teachers, and people I've never met before but who showed the book and me love like we'd been tight for decades. A night I'll never forget.
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VICTIM is hitting the road soon with some incredible special guests! We'll be making stops in MIA, the BX, BK, Tampa, and TX. If you're around, I'd love to see you—so please save the dates. More info and links to RSVP for individual events are here:
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@powellnyt
@MarkCHealey
Amen. If we're blowing it up, let's really blow it up. I'm tired of seeing him in the lineup.
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Honored to be on this list of
@NPR
staff fiction picks for 2024! Thank you for the nice write up
@AndrewLimbong
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Spiderman showed up to my kids b-day party yesterday. He's put on a few pounds, it seems. He also has learned fluent Spanish, and had A LOT to say about Maduro and the Venezuelan elections.
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Woke up this morning to a dream review of VICTIM in
@nytimesbooks
by none other than the great
@AskMateo
! So grateful for this thoughtful, critical assessment of my work. A true rave, in the NY-fucking T. Let’s goo baby!
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NYC! On June 8, catch me in the BX alongside some wonderful writers for the
@bronxisreading
book festival. Never thought I'd one day be reading from/discussing my own novel on Fordham Plaza, but life takes some crazy, beautiful turns.
Cannot wait for this.
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Media/journo folks,
@edutopia
is hiring an assistant editor! Remote opportunity to join a fantastic and friendly editorial team writing and reporting about transformative, positive change in pre-K to 12 education. $50k-67k salary range. More deets here:
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Last night, my 2.5 yr old saw that one of his fridge magnets was broken. This boy held it in his hand for a moment, then said, under his breath, “siempre hay algo.”
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It was so cool to meet the wonderful booksellers
@TomboloBooks
! I appreciate all the love they’ve shown VICTIM and all the indie booksellers out there who help us authors find our audiences
One of the most anticipated books of the year is a debut novel entitled Victim by
@borywrites
(WHO HAPPENED TO DROP IN TODAY!!!!!)
Save the date for his Tombolo event: March 21st!
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AWP come thru to T923! Got about 5 copies of VICTIM galleys left to give away and a bunch of bookmarks. I’d love to say hi.
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Son’s daycare teacher just sent us a video of homeboy eating spinach like nothing to prove that he does, in fact, eat veggies—just not at home, apparently. I can’t remember the last time I felt this deceived.
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This is what I have to deal with in the group chat. Like I said, these critics gonna have to try real hard.
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"Mother-work is actual work—mostly boring and terrible work... It can’t be done while doing something else. Either you are sitting there doing it—in the early days with your tits out—or you are somehow evading it." Always read
@valerie_reads
.
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These are the items my son asked me to save for him today while he’s in daycare.
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Confirmed that one of my favorite quotes, and one of my favorite Baldwin quotes, will be the epigraph of my novel.
“Perhaps the turning point in one’s life is realizing that to be treated like a victim is not necessarily to become one.”
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BK did its thing last night, but St. Pete / Tampa is next! Come catch the VICTIM tour at the wonderful
@TomboloBooks
with the excellent
@Kristen_Arnett
at 7pm! Free to the public and the highly sought out VICTIM beers from Bronx Brewery will be on deck. Come out!
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One morning you get the review of a lifetime in the NYT and the next you go 0-3 and make two dumb errors in the field at your softball game. I honestly appreciate the ways in which life keeps you humble.
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Feeling a strange and sudden urge to get a Costco membership. Getting older is wild.
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I can’t stop thinking about how much I love my son, how much I love seeing him happy, being a child, and how crushed I would be to have that taken from me in an instant. I feel so terrible for the parents in Texas. Feel it in a way I couldn’t even comprehend before my son.
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A fun slice of VICTIM is now up for your reading pleasure
@RealClearBooks
! If you enjoy it, you can now buy the novel wherever books are sold to experience the full thing.
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The editors over at
@goodreads
say VICTIM is one of a handful of recently released reader favorites
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