bookish
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Clark, known for being social and outgoing, has interacted with politicians and potential investors on behalf of Amodei, chatting with them and bringing them over to meet her bookish husband at conferences and events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
She’s also noticed that declining emphasis on the Western canon of literature has brought on a new, bookish tribalism.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Like her bookish character, she did extensive research on “Pride and Prejudice,” Austen and the time period.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Thomas Harris grew up in the South as a bookish outcast, reading the works of Ernest Hemingway and Jonathan Swift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
When he smiled, however, you saw the softness in his eyes, which made it clear that Lefty was in fact no gangster but the pampered, bookish son of comfortably well-off parents.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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