Book (& Craft) Alchemy

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Caroline Donahue
Mar 03, 2025
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This past weekend, watching A Complete Unknown, the film about Bob Dylan’s start in the 60s, themes from recent conversations with writers leapt out left and right. Timothée Chalamet’s skilled portrayal made it feel like time travel. Whereas his first years in New York meant open mics sharing songs written that week, the longer he performed, the more at…

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