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Kate Greathead Biography, Books, and Similar Authors

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Kate Greathead
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Kate Greathead

Kate Greathead Biography

Kate Greathead is the author of Laura & Emma. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and on PRX's The Moth Radio Hour. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, the writer Teddy Wayne, and their children.

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