Author Josh Duboff talks with Kelley Vick about his debut novel, Early Thirties, his journey from senior writer at Vanity Fair to novelist, getting his dream cover interview with Taylor Swift, balancing humor and darkness in writing, finding creative flow, his best advice for aspiring authors, and much more.

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