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Anderson Cooper called out by bestselling author over ‘copycat’ book on Brooke Astor

New York Post

By Shannon Thaler
Published Sep. 12, 2023, 9:20 a.m. ET

The author of a well-known biography of legendary socialite Brooke Astor called out CNN host Anderson Cooper for relying too heavily on her work in his own forthcoming book on the heiress and her wealthy family.

Meryl Gordon, a New York Times bestselling author who published “Mrs. Astor Regrets” in 2008, told novelist Doug Brunt on his podcast “Dedicated with Doug Brunt” released Tuesday: “I have read the book and I have very complicated feelings about it.”

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