It May Not Hurt Kerouac, but Danielle Steel Might Feel the Burn

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While the IS F tears up the open road, the young lovers are on a path to tear their relationship apart. In the chapters that follow, eight additional authors have their way with Terence and Julia.

This is the kick-off for “In the Belly of the Beast,” a collaborative story for Lexus Magazine (with logistical help from Story Worldwide). Participating authors include Jane Smiley, Pam Houston, Brian Antony and other scrivs unduly flattered by the Lexus pressie, titled “FORGET KEROUAC — GO ON THE ROAD WITH LEXUS ORIGINAL FICTION.”

The IS F: a great shag, and literary too? Mercy, I feel a Lifetime tie-in.

See last year’s effort, “Black Sapphire Pearl.”

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