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Bangles cofounder Susanna Hoffs' first novel follows a one-hit wonder, 10 years later

NPR's Book of the Day

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Midway Through the Book

Jane Stark is a 33-year-old musician who has one big hit under her belt. The title comes from a Beatles song that Jane uses to connect with like everyone close to her. I was having trouble actually trying to think of who'd play him in a movie because he doesn't quite fit into any archetypes, she says.

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