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Dollars, Cents, and Being Left With the Bill: Jillian Medoff on Breaking Up With Her Literary Agent
“Business isn’t emotional, but people are.”
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| August 5, 2022
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Jillian Medoff Would Rather Talk About Sex Than Reveal How Much Her Novels Made
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Jillian Medoff
| January 8, 2018
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