The author behind Lucky reveals how she helped cast Anya Taylor-Joy

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Aug 8, 202600:25:15Arts

A few years ago Marissa Stapley heard a radio story about an unclaimed winning lottery ticket, which planted the seed for her novel, Lucky. Since then, the book has become a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick and was recen...

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