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  "title": "‘The act of writing is, fundamentally, an act of seduction’: Author Susan Orlean on luring readers",
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  "summary": "The American journalist and bestselling author on the sexy – and unsexy – sides of her craft. Plus: the special superpower that helps someone become a writer.",
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        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Jeffrey Archer: The Brit author who made Indians fall in love with English writing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/jeffrey-archer-the-brit-author-who-made-indians-fall-in-love-with",
        "published": "2026-10-06T10:21:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘The act of writing is, fundamentally, an act of seduction’: Author Susan Orlean on luring readers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/the-act-of-writing-is-fundamentally-an-act-of-seduction-author-susan",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:00:00.000Z"
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