This Week in Book History

July 25th, 1914, marked a first in journaling history. 11 year old Anais Nin began what was to be a life long obsession with writing down her daily thoughts, actions and emotions. Her first entry was a sad one, as her family was leaving America, Nin's childhood home, for Barcelona.

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