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J.T. LeRoy: The Last Literary Rockstar

Missing Pages: An Investigative Podcast on the Book Publishing Industry

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Laura Albert - The Penis Bone

Laura Albert allegedly made only $20,000 off of selling her first J.T. novel to Bloomsbury. After the true author was revealed, Laura Albert found herself in more than one expensive legal battle over identity fraud allegations. Here's Lucas again with a window into why Laura wrote under the pseudonym.

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