Ruth Ware (left) and Reese Witherspoon.Photo:Roberto Ricciuti/Getty; TheStewartofNY/WireImage
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Ruth Ware at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in 2023.Charlotte Graham/Shutterstock
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Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Often, I will get anxious about something I’m seeing crop up in the press, and decide to explore that anxiety in a book,” Ware wrote. “Anything that makes you uncomfortable makes for a good plot, I think.”
source: people.com