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Beck Dorey-Stein

Beck Dorey-Stein grew up in Narberth, Pennsylvania, and taught high school English for three years before serving as a White House stenographer from 2012 to 2017. She is the author of the novel Rock the Boat and the memoir From the Corner of the Oval, which was a New York Times bestseller. She now lives in Maine.
Spectacular Things: Reese's Book Club
From the Corner of the Oval

Meet the Author: Beck Dorey-Stein (FROM THE CORNER OF THE OVAL)

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Spectacular Things: Reese's Book Club
From the Corner of the Oval

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Meet the Author: Beck Dorey-Stein (FROM THE CORNER OF THE OVAL)

Beck Dorey-Stein (author of FROM THE CORNER OF THE OVAL) | What I'm Reading

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