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My Life as a Villainess by Laura Lippman

Readers know best-selling author Laura Lippman for her award-winning crime fiction. But did you know she is also funny, with a sharp, self-deprecating wit? This collection of essays is a look at her life as a newspaper reporter in Waco, Texas, and Baltimore, Maryland, her experiences as an older mom, and her friendships, including a poignant chapter on the late Anthony Bourdain.

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