Justin Halpern Discusses Debut Novel 'Get Lost' and TV Projects on Variety Podcast
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Cynthia Littleton
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Variety's "Daily Variety" podcast features writer/showrunner Justin Halpern discussing his debut novel "Get Lost" (coming next month from Hachette's Cardinal imprint), along with updates on his TV projects including the high school memoir adaptation "I Suck at Girls" at Netflix and his executive producer role on ABC's "Abbott Elementary." Halpern reveals he started writing the novel during the WGA strike as he wasn't writing for TV or movies during that period.
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