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Ainsworth reviews books on 'The Killer,' horse-ranching family

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey

Published July 6, 2015 at 6:00 AM CDT

Northeast Texas author Jim Ainsworth is an avid reader, and writes book reviews on Amazon.com and Goodreads.com. He discusses recent books he's read, a biography, "Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story" by Rick Bragg, and a novel, "Some Luck" by Jane Smiley.

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