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On The Thread’s Ask a Bookseller series, we talk to independent booksellers across Minnesota to find out what books they’re most excited about right now.

 in Duluth recommends the memoir "It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect" by fellow Duluthian 

Lea is a composer, musician, speaker and disability advocate whose accolades include winning NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2016 and composing and recording the score for “Macbeth” on Broadway. 

Writing in a conversational style, Lea traces her love of music and the many paths on which it has taken her. Plumb enjoyed learning about Lea’s collaborations with other Duluth musicians, including Alan Sparhawk from Low and blues musician Charlie Parr. 

If you can, Plumb says, listen to the audiobook, which incorporates some of her music interspersed with her story. 

Plumb recommended the memoir at a live Ask a Bookseller event at the Zeitgeist in Duluth last week. Find summer reading recommendations from North Shore bookstores and libraries 

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The memoir "It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect" was written by Duluth author Gaelynn Lea.

A book cover. The top half features a black-and-white photo of a woman singing and playing cello. The bottom half is a pink and orange floral pattern with text, "Gaelynn Lea. It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect: A Memoir."

Ask a Bookseller: ‘It Wasn't Meant to Be Perfect’ by Gaelynn Lea

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