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I wanted to do a weird book and reestablish my independent, small-press roots.

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Sherman Alexie
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: October 7
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Wellpinit
Washington
Sherman Joseph Alexie
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Book
Reestablish
Presses
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Weird
Roots
Independent
Small
Wanted

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