Sherman Alexie, the Performer

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Boulder Weekly | October 5, 2009
"Why would someone expect a writer of a book to be boring?" Alexie says. "I just try to be as interesting as my books are. And I would expect every writer to want that. And some don't. I have friends who hate performing."

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