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St. Louis author and University of Missouri-St. Louis professor Dan Begley discusses and signs his debut semi-autobiographical novel Ms. Taken Identity. Iin the book, PhD candidate Mitch Samuel's life isn't going exactly according to plan: his girlfriend dumped him, his estranged father has landed in the hospital, and his literary masterpiece--one part Shakespeare, one part Steinbeck, and all parts lyrical epic--has been rejected for the umpteenth time. However, after a chance encounter at Starbucks with the queen of women's fiction, who seems to take a liking to him, he senses an opportunity for literary riches, if not reputation, which leads him to a double life and dance classes.