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Turns out, Jonathan Lethem has been a fan of Patti Smith's music since he was hanging out at CBGB as a tween. In their talk from this year's PEN World Voices Festival, the two writers discussed their love of books, punk music, and New York City in its grittier days. The East Village these days is a far cry from being edgy, neither author seemed to have lost the punk-fueled passion they had when they were teenagers.
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Turns out, Jonathan Lethem has been a fan of Patti Smith's music since he was hanging out at CBGB as a tween. In their talk from this year's PEN World Voices Festival, the two writers discussed their love of books, punk music, and New York City in its grittier days. The East Village these days is a far cry from being edgy, neither author seemed to have lost the punk-fueled passion they had when they were teenagers.

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