In my family, people read a lot. While my mother reads fiction (mostly thrillers), my father reads business books (lots of them).

我的家人都热爱读书。我妈喜欢看惊悚小说而我爸则读不计其数的商业丛书。

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Here, in a conversation with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, she sheds light on the perils of becoming a writer, on her family, and on her connection to Ravenna.

下面是她跟《纽约人》杂志小说编辑德博拉-特瑞斯曼的一段对话，她讲述了成为一名作家的种种危险，她的家庭以及与拉文纳的联系。

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However, some members of the family diverged markedly from the traditional family path, pursuing other interests such as science fiction writer, Newsweek publisher, and owner of the Times of London.

当然，家族中有些成员另辟蹊径，转投其它行业。有人成了科幻作家，《新闻周刊》的发行人和《伦敦时报》的老板。

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Its chorus "When she's near me all the world is new" is the sort of starry-eyed sentiment that Fiction Family's music is ideally suited to transmit.

NPR: Fiction Family Debut Is Delicate And Industrious

Fiction Family is the name taken by two musicians from other bands Sean Watkins of the progressive bluegrass group Nickel Creek, and Jon Foreman of the alternative-rock band Switchfoot.

NPR: Fiction Family Debut Is Delicate And Industrious

The duo began writing songs when their bands were on the bill of a big rock concert a few years ago, and eventually recorded this album, also called Fiction Family.

NPR: Fiction Family Debut Is Delicate And Industrious