S23E06 · SCENE 5/22 · 02:42
The Book Job · Museum dinosaur head
Truth about authors

Lisa learns her favorite author is a fake and books are corporate products.

02:42→04:16
in the episode · 1m 34s · S23E06

What happens

02:42–04:16

Lisa corners T.R. Francis, who reveals she is an actress and that all popular books are written by teams for profit. Lisa is devastated.

WhereMuseum dinosaur head
DriverLisa
Positioncold_open · reveal
ThreadHomer's book scheme

Key lines

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03:43

by a room full of pill-popping lit majors desperate for work.

03:56

Everything I believed about "young adult" literature is a lie!

04:08

I demand to speak to my paleontologist!

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03:14T.R. Francis says she's an actress
03:56Lisa says everything is a lie

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02:42–04:16
A · Homer's book scheme
B · Lisa's writing struggle

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