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deal in publisher's marketplace, and I was doing this very short-lived video called The Highlights,

where I was talking about all the really cool things in the book industry for the week, which I ran out of

time to do. Anyway, I mentioned Laura's book deal in the video and posted it and she wrote me back right away, which

was so cool. And now here we are and the book is coming out and it's just so exciting.

It's so exciting because that was my first time having anything to do with a book in 14 or 15 years.

And it was my first thing on social media because back when my last book was published,

Facebook wasn't even out,

Twitter wasn't out. It was MySpace, so it was really exciting to see something on Instagram.

I'm glad I've ushered you. I've dated myself right away. I know, I was going to say, oh.

So sad. Maybe I shouldn't. No, definitely. So, like, well, anyway, I'm pleased I could bring you

into the modern era, but now you're just crushing it all over.

So anyway.

So separation anxiety, what inspired you to write this book and what is it about?

Separation anxiety is about a couple who can't really afford to get divorced,

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