Sloane Crosley had a successful career as a book publicist and had written two best-selling collections of funny essays. But to write her first novel, she ditched it all and moved to France — not too shabby! Also, we hear from the CEO of FX, who thinks there’s just too much TV on TV. And sisters Bianca and Sierra Casady were as close as sisters can be — but they didn’t start the band CocoRosie until they reunited as adults.
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