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In 'How to Lose Your Mother,' MSNBC pundit Molly Jong-Fast remembers her mom Erica Jong

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The book cover of "How to Lose Your Mother" and author Molly Jong-Fast. (Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Marilyn Minter)
The book cover of "How to Lose Your Mother" and author Molly Jong-Fast. (Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Marilyn Minter)

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with MSNBC commentator Molly Jong-Fast about her new book: "How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir."

The book explores Jong-Fast's troubled relationship with her mother, "Fear of Flying" author Erica Jong.

Book excerpt: 'How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir'

By Molly Jong-Fast

From "How to Lose Your Mother" by Molly Jong-Fast, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © 2025 by Normal Girl Inc.

This segment aired on June 3, 2025.

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