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How I Write: Diane Johnson

In the Garret

Famous for her novels about Americans living and loving in Paris, Diane Johnson’s new book is about home: America. She talks to Noah Charney about her writing routine, the best advice she ever got, and life in Paris.

How did you first come to live in Paris?

I went to Paris as a trailing wife, when my husband John was doing medical research with a French colleague there.

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