
Fake Memoirs
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The Literary Liars Club recently expanded its roster. The latest scandal involves a suburban white woman writing as a half-white, half-Indian inner-city gangbanger. Why is there such a proliferation of fake memoirs? Why not just sell an imaginary story as fiction? Jonathan Kirsch speaks with novelists, editors and publishers.
Guests:
- Sara Nelson: Editor in Chief, Publishers Weekly
- David Ulin: Editor, Los Angeles Times Book Review
- Judith Freeman: novelist and biographer
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