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Steven Zeitchik of Publisher's Weekly covers the party scene and also wraps up the business end of the weekend's BookExpo America held in L.A. It doesn't sound like it was that much fun, actually, but it's always illuminating to see how outsiders describe L.A. when they parachute in.
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