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"They Went Another Way: A Hollywood Memoir" by Bruce Eric Kaplan

By Joe Donahue

Published November 1, 2024 at 11:32 AM EDT

Book cover for "They Went Another Way" by Bruce Eric Kaplan

In January 2022, television writer and New Yorker cartoonist Bruce Eric Kaplan found himself confused and upset by the state of the world and the state of his life in Los Angeles. He started a journal to keep from going mad, which eventually became "They Went Another Way: A Hollywood Memoir."

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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.

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