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    Why Fiction is Stranger than Truth

    Don't share any secrets with author Ann Leary. She'll likely embellish and repeat them, or worse yet, put them in her next book. Revealing how fiction is often stranger than truth when it comes to her storytelling process, Ann provides a glimpse into her evolution as an author.

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