Kelly Corrigan
Kelly Corrigan
Kelly Corriganis an American writer. She is a graduate of The University of Richmond and received a Masters in Literature from San Francisco State University. She is also the host of Foreword, a series where top notch thinkers take on big time ideas. Season One guests include Margaret Atwood, Walter Isaacson, BJ Novak, Jason Segel and John Cleese...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMemoirist
Date of Birth16 August 1967
CountryUnited States of America
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I didn't know adults could be changed. I thought they were finished pieces, baked through and kiln dried.
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