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sallie reynolds's avatar

Now I have to get the book. It will scare me silly. It will bring back . . .

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Cassie Mannes Murray's avatar

This book blew my mind! And knowing how crafted it is, truly a work of amalgamation, I loved reading behind the scenes here from Amie!

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Amie Souza Reilly's avatar

Cassie! Thank you so much <3

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Julie Murphy Seavy's avatar

If your book is anything like this essay (as I'm sure it is!) your story is enthralling and extremely well-written. Congratulations!! Can't wait to read it.

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Amie Souza Reilly's avatar

Oh my gosh, Julie—thank you! This is incredibly kind of you to say. So glad you like this essay and hope you like the book, too!

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Irwin Epstein's avatar

What do you call it when you know it before it happens? Before you got to your reference to the president, I knew somehow that those brothers exemplified the MAGA-Bro’ theme that Trump and Vance, their male minions and female accomplices are promoting.

And I approached my book launch with the same reluctance and knew just what to say.

The first question my interviewer asked began with “Would you care to comment on the theme of latent homosexuality which runs through the book.”

My response was “no, because it doesn’t!”

The interviewer looked crestfallen but the audience loved it.

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Amie Souza Reilly's avatar

What a great story, Irwin! Thank you so much for sharing. This made me smile.

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Irwin Epstein's avatar

Happy to make a bestiarian smile. They can be pretty daunting.

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