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Jesse Browner

Jesse Browner is an American novelist, translator and essayist. His memoir, “How Did I Get Here? Making Peace with the Road Not Taken,” will be published by HarperCollins on June 30. He lives in New York City.


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“Just be yourself” is cruel, fraudulent advice to give young people

Jesse Browner