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Prince's Posthumous Book Released as Fans Continue to Mourn

Associated Press

   NEW YORK - Panic, joy, shock: Dan Piepenbring felt them all when Prince
   plucked him to collaborate on his first memoir, followed by more shock
   and profound sadness at news of the superstar's death while the book
   was in its early stages.

   Though the project was thrown into chaos when Prince died on April 21,
   2016, of an accidental drug overdose, his estate ultimately decided to
   press on, allowing Piepenbring and his publishing team free access to
   the pieces of his life left behind at his beloved Paisley Park,
   including the contents of his vault.

   Now, the highly anticipated collaboration, "The Beautiful Ones," is out
   in the world with its release Tuesday as many fans continue to mourn,
   propelling the 33-year-old journalist into the spotlight to explain how
   he sorted it all out.

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