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On the one hand this book is a treasure - Billie Holiday telling her life story in her own words. There feels like very little interference from the “ghostwriter” William Dufty. On the other hand, there is no addition of context from Dufty either - Billie talks about people and places that you‘ll probably need to Google and skips over many incidents with little detail. ⬇️

Hit a local bookstore while on vacation in KC. Rainy Day Books was charming & the staff was lovely. I even managed to snag a book at the Jazz Museum - which I highly recommend.

Day 30: books outdoors. #riotgrams #amreading #bookworm #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookish #igreads #instabooks #booknerdigans #author #bookblogger #tsundoku #litsy #writeropolis #greatreads #readmorebooks #raconteuse #coolgirlsread #latepost #antiquing

Thank you, Tammy! ❤️❤️❤️

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Thank you so much @Butterfinger it is greatly appreciated!!

Love the Litsy community. #kindlitsy

@Butterfinger Thank you so much! This sounds like a great read. Happy Holidays! 💚💚💚

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Look at the great #kindlitsy gift I received from @Butterfinger 😊 This is a book I‘ve wanted to read for ages. Thank you so much! 🎄

#FierceFeb #GoodMorningHeartache @Cinfhen @batsy

A random assortment of #sideprofiles. #jubilantjuly

I love Billie Holiday and have had this #memoir since college. #readingwomenmonth

I enjoyed this book. It was an interesting look at a pretty unique life. Billie Holiday was a pretty big personality and it comes through in her book.

Anyone read this? I'm feeling like for $1.99 I may have to give it a try!

Highlight of my week: Tuesday night classes @ Jazz at Lincoln Center. This term I'm taking Billie Holiday and the Swing song tradition. Excited to finally read this memoir'ish, fiction'ish account.