Authors Peng Shepard and Anne Tyler show that family is...complicated
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What's Your Obedience With Maps?
Tyler Perry is out with her 24th book, even though she once said she'd never hit 20. It's titled French braid and it follows a family in Baltimore through generations. What makes this interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly so special is that you get a sense of how deeply she cares about her characters.
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