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Curtis Sittenfeld: Fifty Shades Of Jane

This week, Ask Me Another travels to St. Louis to speak with Prep author Curtis Sittenfeld about her Laura Bush obsession and the similarities between Pride and Prejudice and Fifty Shades of Grey.

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Close to Homer

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Compound Fractures

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Cinematic Bookends

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One-Word One-Hit Wonders

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Best Piece Of Trivia You Learned This Week: Boston Cream Pie

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Curtis Sittenfeld: Fifty Shades Of Jane

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