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Attendee Betsy Gillespy-Williams, Batesville, Arkansas

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“I love books.  I just can’t have enough books. And I love hearing these authors talk about their memoirs. It’s just fascinating. I think this is wonderful.”

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Attendees Jonatham and Phyllis, Schenectady

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“We’re both readers, but haven’t been reading a lot lately, so we were hoping this would help get us more inspired to read. We went to the talk with Will Schwalbe, who talked about reading and how important it is, so that was really inspiring. We ended up buying his book."

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UAlbany student Neshana Murray

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“I started crying because I told her [author Melissa Rivero] I used to be an undocumented immigrant as well. I was inspired to see a woman achieve her dreams.”

Author Eric Foner

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"It’s great to go to an audience which is interested, enthusiastic, and engaged. I consider this a very important kind of event."