JT LeRoy: The Greatest Literary Hoax of All Time The Compendium Podcast: An Assembly of Fascinating and Intriguing Things

On this week’s episode of the Compendium, we dive into the wild world of JT Leroy, a name that took the literary scene by storm before turning it on its head. Join us as we pick apart how Laura Albert and Savannah Knoop spun the identity of a made-up boy-genius author, fooling the glitterati and bookworms alike. It’s a story packed with scandal and a hoax that has us questioning everything about identity in the arts.In our chat, today we're not just telling a story; we’re asking the big quest...