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Wade Rouse, best known for his novels published under the pen name Viola Shipman, will publish a new book

Thank You For Being a Friend , out next spring, was inspired by Rouse's love for the sitcom The Golden Girls

"I feel as if this is not only the book I was meant to write but also the right moment for this story," Rouse says of the book

Wade Rouse, like many people, has an abiding love for a certain ‘80s sitcom.

“I grew up watching The Golden Girls long-distance with my mom and grandma as a closeted frat boy in the 1980s,” the bestselling author tells PEOPLE. “The show — which tackled so many issues during its time on air from aging, friendships, LGBTQ+ issues, the search for meaning after marriage and children, mortality, racism, the HIV-AIDS crisis (and did it

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