Summer Read: Playworld, by Former Child Actor Adam Ross

All Of It with Alison Stewart | May 26, 2025

[REBROADCAST FROM Jan. 8, 2025] Author Adam Ross draws on his experiences as a former child actor in his new novel, Playworld. The novel tells the story of Griffin, a 14-year-old sitcom star who finds himself caught in an inappropriate relationship with an adult woman in 1980s New York.

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