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'Writer in residence'? Sign me up!

All modesty aside, the author feels she is terribly well-suited to a number of cushy literary challenges
By Kathy Stevenson
Published: March 31, 2010
News brief: Author Alain de Botton will spend a week as writer in residence at London’s Heathrow Airport. His notes will be compiled in a short book to be published this fall, A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary.

My first thought, as a writer, upon reading about Alain de Botton’s writing gig at Heathrow Airport, was Wow, he’s got a public relations guy who is truly thinking outside the box. My second thought was Where do I sign up?
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