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Fake Memoirs

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?

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KCRW placeholderBy Jonathan Kirsch • Mar 25, 2008 • 1 min read

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.

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    Jonathan Kirsch

    author and book review columnist

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    Sarah Spitz

    Publicity Director

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