September 1, 2017: The Handbook for (My) Immortals: Or, Two Literary Frauds!

Fukkin' preps. This week, V and Emily have their brains melted by not ONE incredibly stupid and obvious literary fraud, but TWO incredibly stupid and obvious literary frauds! Yes! In one week! And both involving the most infamous fanfic of all time, everyone's favorite: My Immortal. Dust off your fishnets and stretch out your middle fingers, it's time to get goffik.

Sources

The Hollywood Reporter

EW Books

V's Handbook for Mortals tag on Tumblr

jewishkeith on Tumblr

Vox Culture

Wikipedia

My Immortal Wiki

r/myimmortaldrama

Buzzfeed News

EW Books

Buzzfeed News

Fanlore.org

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