What Fiction are you reading this week, November 9, 2025?

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9. Maybe not fiction; more like make believe.

I read Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, about the making of the Mary Tyler Moore Show.

I followed that up with her Why? Because we Still Like You about the Mickey Mouse Club. I was too young when it aired (1955-58), so it was pretty interesting, especially how cut throat Disney was with those kids.

There were three “teams” — Red, White and Blue. Only the Red Team — the ones who did the Roll Call — (Annette, Bobby, Darlene, Tommy, Doreen, Lonnie, Sharon, Cubbie and Karen) survived the first year. All the other kids were summarily fired at the end of the year. And their replacements again the next. That’s hardball with kids ranging from age 8 to 14.