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Armchair Travel: Irish Writer Kevin Barry Shares His Summer Reading List

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Irish author Kevin Barry’s short stories play with the vernacular in his character’s dialogue. His latest book of stories, “Dark Lies the Island” comes out this fall. Anchor Carol Hills speaks with Barry about his choices for armchair travel this summer.

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