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Music & adjacent pleasures. NY Times, NPR, Guardian, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Uncut (UK). Books: "Lou Reed: The King of New York" + "Love Goes To Buildings On Fire." New Yorker, born + bred.
Sari Botton is the author of the memoir "And You May Find Yourself." She edited two bestselling anthologies: "Goodbye to All That" and "Never Can Say Goodbye." She publishes Oldster Magazine, Memoir Land, and Adventures in Journalism.
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