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Alexandra Petri

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Alexandra Petri is a Washington Post columnist and blogger, a stand-up comic, an International Pun Champion, a playwright, and a Jeopardy! loser, and she’s been on your TV a couple of times.

Books by Alexandra Petri

A Field Guide to Awkward Silences
A Field Guide to Awkward Silences

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Raise kids who love to read

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Raise kids who love to read

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Out of Print

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TASTE

An online magazine for today’s home cook

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