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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Wakako Takagi // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Wakako Takagi // Trina O’Gorman

Whenever I think about Wakako, I get verklempt, a little choked up and emotional. She means more to me than she will likely ever know, but hopefully she senses it.... Read More
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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Soraya Ahyaudin // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Soraya Ahyaudin // Trina O’Gorman

When I was in the fourth grade, I started carrying a notebook after reading Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh. The original front cover of the book shows Harriet walking... Read More
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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Chelsea Smith // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Chelsea Smith // Trina O’Gorman

Over the course of my career teaching writing at Montclair State University, I’ve taught hundreds of students. Some of them I never hear from or see again after the semester... Read More
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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Khristina Westbrook-Fordham // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Khristina Westbrook-Fordham // Trina O’Gorman

I met Kristina through Jessica, a mutual friend of ours. Jessica and Khristina have known each other since they were two years old. Their mothers met in their Harlem apartment... Read More
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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Suzanne Alterman // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Suzanne Alterman // Trina O’Gorman

When I was a young girl, I was always writing something in a notebook. The desire to keep a notebook began after I read Harriet the Spy, a children’s book... Read More
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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Grainger Wyckoff // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Grainger Wyckoff // Trina O’Gorman

When I imagined “The Notebook People Project” over a year ago, I envisioned myself talking to analogue-loving people and that we would be having conversations that would be mostly about... Read More
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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Paul Ward // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Paul Ward // Trina O’Gorman

I’d been talking about it for weeks but had yet to walk up to a complete stranger to ask if they’d like to be interviewed for my Notebook People series.... Read More
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The Notebook People Project: Year One // Trina O’Gorman

The Notebook People Project: Year One // Trina O’Gorman

I am writing this essay in late August 2023, during the days often known as the dog days of summer, though, in all actuality, it has been quite cool here... Read More
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NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Caroline Donahue // Trina O’Gorman

NOTEBOOK PEOPLE: An Interview with Caroline Donahue // Trina O’Gorman

It is a challenge to find the perfect words to introduce Caroline Donahue to you because she is amazing in so many different ways, but I am going to try.... Read More
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