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fame and mystery. He has written about sports for slate, play, ESPN.com, The Guardian, Deadspin, and many more. He's the author of four books, including the Divine Miss Marble, and also the New York Times bestseller, No Better Friend. He currently lives in Decatur, Georgia, but grew up in the large shadow cast by Yankee Stadium in Rye, New York. Well, thank you so much for coming on moms. Don't have time to read books. I'm so excited to discuss Miss Marble with you. Oh, thank you for having me. I really appreciate it. Sure. So the Divine Miss Marble, Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery, is like a deep, deep dive into Alice Marvel's life.

And as I was reading it, I was thinking,

what was it about her that kept you so interested?

Like, why did you, you must have spent so much time on this book.

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