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Louisiana's premier academic publisher, established in 1935.
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Our Spring 2026 season isn't over quite yet. But if you want to get a taste of what's coming in Fall 2026, the Fall catalog is now live online!
https://bit.ly/lsufall26
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Shelley Ingram chatted with
@gambitweekly.bsky.social
about Southern gas station food, homogenization, the Green Book, and "Get It While Itâs Hot: Gas Station, Roadside, and Convenience Cuisine in the U.S. South," which she co-edited. Check it out here:
https://bit.ly/4voe34B
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Shelley Ingram talks about gas station food in Louisiana and the South in âGet It While Itâs Hotâ
Folklorist Shelley Ingram grew up eating gas station food in small town Mississippi. She is one of the writers and editors of a collection of articles about gas station food and the road.
https://bit.ly/4voe34B
2 days ago
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We're thrilled to share that "Civilians," by Jehanne Dubrow, is the Gold Medal Winner for Poetry for the 2025 Foreword INDIES Awards! Congrats, Jehanne!
https://bit.ly/3RL0FZS
3 days ago
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Weâre live with Neil K. Besner, whose translation of Regina Przybycienâs "Black Beans and Diamonds" comes out on Tuesday, and Thomas Travisano, whose book "The Elizabeth Bishop Phenomenon" is forthcoming from LSU Press. Please join us for a convo followed by a Q&A.
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And weâre live! Please join us for a conversation between two of the worldâs foremost Elizabeth Bishop scholars: Neil K. Besner, whose translation of Regina Przybycienâs "Black Beans and Diamonds" comes out on Tuesday, and Thomas Travisano, whose book "The Elizabeth Bishop Phenomenon" is forthcoming from LSU Press. Neil and Tom's conversation will be followed by a live Q&A. | LSU Press
And weâre live! Please join us for a conversation between two of the worldâs foremost Elizabeth Bishop scholars: Neil K. Besner, whose translation of Regina Przybycienâs "Black Beans and Diamonds"...
https://www.facebook.com/100063697324768/videos/856851630761949
3 days ago
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Corinne Martin appeared on The Reading Life, Susan Larson's long-running show on
New Orleans Public Radio
, to discuss her latest
LSU Press
book, "Louisiana Healing Garden." Check out their great conversation here:
https://bit.ly/3QgX70S
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The Reading Life: Corinne Martin
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3 days ago
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3 days ago
Dan Beachy-Quick, Elements & Offerings /
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Dan Beachy-Quick, Elements & Offerings
N. Of nomanâ that name is an echo in the blind monsterâs caveâ What grammar keeps these ghosts at their labor? The silent letter hâ. ...
https://robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/06/dan-beachy-quick-elements-offerings.html
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Another win for "Green & Blue"! The American Conference for Irish Studies has awarded
Damian Shiels
âs book the Lawrence J. McCaffrey Prize for Books on Irish America for Irish Studies. Check out the prize announcement here:
https://bit.ly/4o2ppIZ
3 days ago
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And weâre live! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A with Suzanne R. Black, author of the new book âBetween Novel and Network.â
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And weâre live! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A with Suzanne R. Black, author of the new book âBetween Novel and Network.â | LSU Press
And weâre live! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A with Suzanne R. Black, author of the new book âBetween Novel and Network.â
https://www.facebook.com/LSUPress/videos/1152175117092120/
4 days ago
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Gavin Cologne-Brooks appeared on the Seen & Heard podcast to discuss boarding school, art, memory, and his
LSU Press
memoir, "Portraits from Paris: School and Travel Remembered from the City of Light." Listen here: https://bit.ly/3PwZrRf
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Seen and Heard Podcast - Episode 59 - Gavin Cologne-Brookes - Seen & Heard
Writer and painter Gavin Cologne-Brookes discusses boarding school, creativity, memory, healing, and his memoir Portraits from Paris.
https://seenheard.org.uk/blog/seen-and-heard-podcast-episode-59-gavin-cologne-brookes/
4 days ago
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Maine readers! This Thursday, June 4, at 6 p.m., catch Patti M. Marxsen at the Camden Public Library for a book talk on her recent biography, "Karen Blixenâs Search for Self: The Making of âOut of Africaâ."
https://bit.ly/4dx1vC0
5 days ago
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We have two book launches this month! June 3: "Between Novel and Network" with Suzanne R. Black
https://bit.ly/43BkOnD
June 4: Neil K. Besner in Conversation with Thomas Travisano
https://bit.ly/4x2rg4Q
As always, our launches stream live at 2 p.m. CDT on Facebook Live.
6 days ago
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A look back at our May releases. We have four releases coming in June to close out our Spring season. Stay tuned âď¸ đ
https://bit.ly/lsuspring26
7 days ago
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Kate Gaskin
author of "A Red Knock-Knocking like a Heart," recently appeared on the Postpartum Production Podcast. Check out their conversation on inspiration, parenting, and art here: https://bit.ly/42OGX1v
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Finding Art in Life With Kate Gaskin
There is a particular kind of courage it takes to turn the most private grief into public art.
https://bit.ly/42OGX1v
9 days ago
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And weâre live! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A with Gregg Andrews, author of the new book âShoe Workers in Hannibal, Missouri.â
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Weâre live with Gregg Andrews, author of the new book, âShoe Workers in Hannibal, Missouriâ! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A. | LSU Press
Weâre live with Gregg Andrews, author of the new book, âShoe Workers in Hannibal, Missouriâ! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A.
https://www.facebook.com/100063697324768/videos/827086553516235
10 days ago
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The essays in "Rebels and Regimes" present a global view of violent resistance throughout the 19th century, revealing commonalities and differences among regimes and insurgents in their different contexts. Happy #pubday to editors Andrew Fialka and Aaron Sheehan-Dean! đ
https://bit.ly/rebelsregimes
10 days ago
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And weâre live! Please join us on Facebook for a book talk and Q&A with Maggie McKinley, author of the new book âThe Art of Looking Back.â
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Weâre live with Maggie McKinley, author of the new book âThe Art of Looking Backâ! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A. | LSU Press
Weâre live with Maggie McKinley, author of the new book âThe Art of Looking Backâ! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A.
https://www.facebook.com/100063697324768/videos/1343985274303303
11 days ago
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American Society of Church History
11 days ago
Today's featured title: "Tongues of Fire: Black Preaching in the Face of Lynching," edited by Aaron M. Treadwell, Louisiana State University Press, 2025
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We just received some great news! "You Are My Sunshine," by Robert Mann, has been named a Great Reads title and will be one of two books representing the literary heritage of Louisiana at the 2026 National Book Festival, organized by
Library of Congress
's Center for the Book đ
https://bit.ly/4wSYt2h
11 days ago
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Congrats to
Julie Kane
, whose excellent "Naked Ladies: New and Selected Poems" has been longlisted for the 2025 Julie Suk Award by Jacar Press! đ
https://bit.ly/kanenakedladies
11 days ago
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11 days ago
"Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865" by Damian Shiels "represents a significant accomplishment in advancing the study of the common Irish American soldier," writes Jeremy Knoll. Read more here:
tinyurl.com/mujtfvbh
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Green & Blue (2025)
A detailed review of "Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865" by Damian Shiels.
https://tinyurl.com/mujtfvbh
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James Wright was considered a major poet of his era, even though the intense emotion of his work could prove divisive. "So This Is What It Feels Like," by poet and critic Adam Scheffler, makes a renewed case for Wrightâs importance. Happy #pubday! đ
https://bit.ly/so-this-is-what-it-feels-like
12 days ago
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We have two selections in this yearâs
Association of University Presses
Book, Jacket, and Journal Show! Congrats to our designers Barbara Neely Bourgoyne and Kaelin Chappell Broaddus, and to all the other excellent presses selected for the show.
https://bit.ly/3PPDBbw
12 days ago
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Thanks for the great review!
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13 days ago
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Bradley Morgan
16 days ago
My Frank Zappa book displayed in my own backyard at The American Literature Association!
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The Tattooed Historian
15 days ago
Scheduling livestreams far ahead in November already! I'm looking forward to talking with Gary Gallagher about his mother, Shirley Rose Gray. Her memoir and diary, edited by Gary, will be released in November from
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Alina Stefanescu
25 days ago
Witness is its own riddle that suspects it must create a world to say the world is real. - Dan Beachy-Quick
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Drunk as a Poet on Payday podcast
16 days ago
đď¸ Just published a new episode of Drunk as a Poet on Payday: Dan Beachy-Quick. Have a listen:
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Dan Beachy-Quick
Today's guest is Dan Beachy-Quick! He is a poet, essayist, and...
https://share.transistor.fm/s/36c5e8ba
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Poet Dan Beachy-Quick appeared on the
Drunk as a Poet on Payday podcast
to discuss sound, translation, and his latest collection, "Elements & Offerings," from which he also reads. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts:
https://bit.ly/4nL8IBA
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Dan Beachy-Quick
Drunk as a Poet on Payday ¡ Episode
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13 days ago
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The Seaboard Review of Books đ¨đŚ đ
recently interviewed two LSU Press authors: Bill Hardwig about "How Cormac Works," and
John Wall Barger
about "Resurrection Pie." Check out the convo with John here: https://bit.ly/4dTKKkh And the convo with Bill here: https://bit.ly/4eUFyxD
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The Seaboard Review of Books
Embark on a Journey to Discover Great Reads. Click to read The Seaboard Review of Books, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
https://www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/262831bb-f866-4c76-9634-703e5e919715
16 days ago
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Our tablecloth didn't make it to the
American Literature Association
conference in Chicago, so we made some... creative style choices. If you make it to the book exhibit, come say hi!
16 days ago
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
16 days ago
Upcoming book launches at IASH: A few tickets are left for the launch of "Between Novel and Network: Technology and Literary Form in Fiction and Fanfiction" (
@lsupress.bsky.social
) by Suzanne R. Black (
@suzannerblack.bsky.social
) on Fri 5 June at 5pm. đâ¨ď¸
betweennovelandnetwork.eventbrite.co.uk
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Book Launch: "Between Novel and Network" by Suzanne R. Black
Join us to celebrate the launch of the new book, "Between Novel and Network: Technology and Literary Form in Fiction and Fanfiction".
https://betweennovelandnetwork.eventbrite.co.uk
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Our May newsletter just dropped! As always, you can read it on our Substack page, or subscribe to have future editions delivered straight to your inbox.
https://bit.ly/43iDaK2
17 days ago
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"The New Rules of Dining Out," by James Beard Award-winner
Adam Reiner
, and "The Ramos Gin Fizz," by John Shelton Reed, have both been nominated for the 2026 Spirited Awards for Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History, or Spirits! Check out the full list of nominations here:
https://bit.ly/4uro6Wu
17 days ago
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âAs long as there are writers from this region willing to face those boundaries, stretch them, and even break them, the world of Grit Lit will continue to evolve."
Toby LeBlanc Author
reviewed "The Bad Poor," by Mitch Ploskonka, for the
Southern Review of Books
! đď¸:
https://bit.ly/4uVu7dV
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âThe Bad Poorâ Digs into the Heart of Grit Lit
Mitch Ploskonka traces the rise of Grit Lit, a genre of contemporary literature that grapples âwith the sociohistorical baggage of poor white representation.â
https://bit.ly/4uVu7dV
18 days ago
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New England readers! Catch
Christopher Bakken
at these upcoming events in support of his new LSUP collection, "Driving the Beast." Tonight at 6pm EDT:
The James Merrill House
â Stonington, CT
https://bit.ly/4tHSrPi
Tomorrow at 7pm EDT: Grolier Poetry Book Shop â Cambridge, MA
https://bit.ly/4nARyXo
19 days ago
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Poetry critic Mark Jarman included both "The Furies," by
Moira Egan
, and "Constellations," by Daniel Mark Epstein, in his poetry chronicle for
The Hudson Review
's spring issue. Check out the great piece here:
https://bit.ly/3R8tcIw
19 days ago
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"A brilliant exploration of how literature circulates in a world defined by links, logs, and fandoms." â
Abigail De Kosnik
"Between Novel and Network" explores forms such as digital fanfic and comics to show how networks have transformed literature. Happy #pubday! đ
https://bit.ly/novel-network
20 days ago
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Southern Review of Books
23 days ago
âAs long as there are writers from this region willing to face those boundaries, stretch them, and even break them, the world of Grit Lit will continue to evolve.â
@tobyleblancauthor.bsky.social
reviews THE BAD POOR by Mitch Ploskonka.
@lsupress.bsky.social
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âThe Bad Poorâ Digs into the Heart of Grit Lit
Mitch Ploskonka traces the rise of Grit Lit, a genre of contemporary literature that grapples âwith the sociohistorical baggage of poor white representation.â
https://southernreviewofbooks.com/2026/05/15/the-bad-poor-mitch-ploskonka-review/
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In our latest blog post, poet Kate Gaskin discusses how speculative fiction helped her write about the traumatic events that inspired her collection "A Red Knock-Knocking Like a Heart." Read it on our Substack here:
https://bit.ly/4uO6GTK
22 days ago
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âGregg Andrews brings us another eye-opening account of working-class life: a David and Goliath story of the...struggles of shoe workers in Hannibal." âRosemary Feurer It's #pubday for "Shoe Workers in Hannibal, Missouri," Gregg Andrews' fascinating new history book! đ
https://bit.ly/shoeworkers
23 days ago
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Congratulations to Bridget Bennett, who was just awarded an Honourable Mention for the 2026 Book Prize by the
British Association for American Studies
for âAntislavery in the Dissenting Atlantic.â đÂ
https://bit.ly/49D9uuz
In November, âAntislaveryâ won the ASA's 2025 Shelley Fisher Fishkin Prize.
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Second award for Professor Bridget Bennettâs study of transatlantic abolitionism
The British Association of American Studies (BAAS Book Prize) is awarded annually to the best published book in the field of American Studies
https://bit.ly/49D9uuz
24 days ago
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Tyler Priest, author of the newly released "Offshore Oildom" and former senior policy analyst for the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, weighed in on the future of high gas prices for Radio Iowa:
https://bit.ly/3RzRTNY
Catch Tyler at 2:00 p.m. CDT tomorrow on Facebook Live!
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UI energy expert: Get used to gas costing over $4 a gallon - Radio Iowa
It may be 2027 before gasoline prices in Iowa fall back to where they were before the war with Iran, according to a University of Iowa professor whoâs written about the oil shocks of the 1970s. UI Professor Tyler Priest, who teaches a course on U.S. Energy Policy, said President Trumpâs statements on social media [âŚ]
https://bit.ly/3RzRTNY
25 days ago
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Happy #pubday to "Henry Eustace McCulloch," by David Paul Smith, the first comprehensive account of a pivotal yet overlooked nineteenth-century military leader and politician from Texas. đ
https://bit.ly/henry-mcculloch
25 days ago
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Our Spring 2026 season isn't over quite yet. But if you want to get a taste of what's coming in Fall 2026, the Fall catalog is now live online!
https://bit.ly/lsufall26
26 days ago
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27 days ago
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It's #pubday for "The Art of Looking Back," Maggie McKinley's new book on the complex nature of nostalgia in Joan Didion's workâa theme that has often been taken for granted, oversimplified, and misunderstood. For fans of Didion and literary studies! đ
https://bit.ly/artoflooking
27 days ago
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Poet Ron Smith, author of "That Beauty in the Trees" (2023) and three other collections published by LSU Press, has a new poem in Plume! Read "Memorial Day, 2005," here:
https://bit.ly/4wdrSnO
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Memorial Day, 2005 - Plume
Memorial Day, 2005  âHE LOVED THE WORLD HE FOUGHT TO SAVE.â I wrote it out, never mentioned it was iambic tetrameter; we all agreed it was the thing to put on his tombstone, which is to say his brass marker, my fatherâs, farm boy who turned nineteen on Guadalcanal. We got a deal on his when we bought Motherâs, [âŚ]
https://bit.ly/4wdrSnO
about 1 month ago
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And weâre live! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A with Drew Flanagan, author of the new book "From Occupation to Integration."
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And weâre live! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A with Drew Flanagan, author of the new book "From Occupation to Integration." | LSU Press
And weâre live! Please join us for a book talk and Q&A with Drew Flanagan, author of the new book "From Occupation to Integration."
https://www.facebook.com/100063697324768/videos/4546529038964737
about 1 month ago
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Drew Flanagan Ph.D
about 1 month ago
Join me and
@lsupress.bsky.social
for a virtual book launch event tomorrow, May 7, from 3-4pm EST. You'll have a chance to ask all your burning questions about From Occupation to Integration, including but not limited to "what?" and "how dare you?"
#skystorians
RSVP here:
bit.ly/4vUq9DA
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We're thrilled to announce that "The Obituary Cocktail," by
Sue Strachan
, is a 2026 James Beard Foundation Book Award nominee. Congratulations to Sue and everyone at the press who worked on the book!
https://bit.ly/4f5J0FB
đ For more on "The Obituary Cocktail":
https://bit.ly/TheObituaryCocktail
about 1 month ago
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Sue Strachan
about 1 month ago
Found out that my book, "The Obituary Cocktail," published by
@lsupress.bsky.social
was nominated for a 2026 James Beard Award!! Can't even express how excited I am -- and thank you to all who supported me and bought books.
#ObituaryCocktail
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