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Poet Doc Patrick Clary, Dying For Beginners. At the heart of this poetry by Patrick Clary are often tough and sometimes terrible details, generated out of an intensely lived, closely observed life as an unarmed medic in platoons patrolling the jungles of Vietnam, an intern in the hospital emergency rooms of New York City, and a nationally recognized Poet-Doctor ministering tothe spiritual and bodily pains of theterminally ill in New Hampshire. His first book of poetry, Notes from a Loveletter, was published under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Maureen McLane reveals her free-ranging poetic vision in her National Book Award Finalist, This Blue. 2014 National Book Award Finalist in Poetry and 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist in Autobiography Maureen McClane reads and talks about six poems from her NBA Finalist, This Blue.

Barry Estabrook uncovers some rotten tomatoes in Tomatoland. Award-winning activist food writer and author Barry Estabrook decries tomato growing and harvesting processes in Florida.

Brandon Stanton captures the faces and heartbeats of little human New Yorkers. Widely acclaimed, award-winning photo blogger, Brandon Stanton, tells his story in an interview with Tumblr founder David Karp and reveals the philosophy and artistry of his new book, Little Humans.

Alice Hoffman meets fans and autographs 'The Dovekeepers'. Bestselling author Alice Hoffman talks with fans as she autographs her most recent novel, 'The Dovekeepers' at BookExpo America 2011.