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We’re so thrilled that Mo Rocca will emcee this year’s virtual Opus & Olives gala. In preparation for the big event, we asked Mo a few questions to help you get to know him better.
Tell us something that people might not know about you.
I’m a self-taught gymnast. I could once do an aerial cartwheel and I still hold out hope to one day do a round-off back-handspring unassisted.
What do you want people to know about this book?
I want people to have as much fun reading it as I had writing it.
Tell us what you love about libraries.
Even in the digital age I love card catalogs. They DON’T belong in loft apartments, purchased for obscene amounts of money from Restoration Hardware, making some retro-hip statement. Back off, yuppies. You can have all the apothecary cabinets you want. Leave the card catalogs ALONE!
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Spend the evening with Mo Rocca and the rest of our bestselling lineup on October 11 from the comfort of your own home!
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