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Jim Carrey Goes Beyond Meta In New Novel 'Memoirs And Misinformation'

"Memoirs and Misinformation" centers around an actor named Jim Carrey — a hugely successful comedian who struggles for artistic recognition.
Jim Carrey (left) and Dana Vachon. (Courtesy)

Host Tonya Mosley speaks with Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon, authors of “Memoirs and Misinformation,” a new novel that centers around an actor named Jim Carrey, a hugely successful comedian who struggles for artistic recognition.

Book Excerpt: ‘Memoirs And Misinformation’

By Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon

Chapter 1

A world before, he’d starred

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