Michael Blanding

Michael Blanding is an investigative journalist and best-selling author of The Map Thief and In Shakespeare’s Shadow (previously published as North by Shakespeare, Hachette Books, 2021).
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Michael Blanding is an investigative journalist and best-selling author of The Map Thief and In Shakespeare’s Shadow (previously published as North by Shakespeare, Hachette Books, 2021).
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