Lies and the Memoir

On JT Leroy

I was speaking with a young friend the other day, and JT Leroy came up. My friend knew who JT Leroy was and said she found the hoax funny and defiant. She saw JT Leroy, aka Laura Albert and the crew who carried out the deception, as renegade pranksters, shining a light on the hypocrisies of publishing. Didn't I think it was funny?

I said no. I said a lo…