'The Talent' author on the topsy-turvy Oscar season and (mostly) good vibes throughout

'If I'd written a novel about this year's best actress Oscars race it would have been rejected as beyond belief,' entertainment journalist Daniel D'Addario says of his debut novel, 'The Talent.'

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