Hi, folks! Today, we’re going on an adventure. This is the first of three posts in which I’ll be talking about what I got up to on my recent trip to Latvia to discover the latest and greatest in Latvian literature. You can check out my announcement here, and be sure to stay tuned for

Latvian Literature Day #1: National Library, the Nice Place, Soviet Milk and Poetry Vs. Prose #IAmIntrovert
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