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#153: Do We Care If Writers Exaggerate? and When The Cranes Fly South vs Only About Love

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Liars, Lisa Ridzen, and Debbi Voisey – welcome to episdoe 153! In the first half, we talk about our expectations of truth in the non-fiction we read, inspired by the hoo-ha over The Salt Path. In the second half, we compare When

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