JT LeRoy

SF Weekly Letters

Living Without LeRoy

With her new memoir, literary co-hoaxer Savannah Knoop steps out of JT LeRoy's shadow. But can she step out of Laura Albert's?

Quaken and Stirred

With her new memoir, literary co-hoaxer Savannah Knoop steps out of JT LeRoy's shadow. But can she step out of Laura Albert's?

Playing Dead

With her new memoir, literary co-hoaxer Savannah Knoop steps out of JT LeRoy's shadow. But can she step out of Laura Albert's?

Identity Plagiarism

A blogger steals someone else's life story and calls it her own.

Mea Culpas Are for Suckers

A blogger steals someone else's life story and calls it her own.

How Much Does It Cost To Be JT LeRoy?

A blogger steals someone else's life story and calls it her own.

"Ridin' Dirty Face"

A blogger steals someone else's life story and calls it her own.

Albert's End

A film company demands $1 million in legal fees from JT LeRoy creator

BookScam

In The Hoax, a lying president (Nixon) begets a lying author (Richard Gere). Good thing that wouldn't happen today.

Also Playing

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Mystery, He Wrote

The playwright of one of these one-acts seems to have vanished without a trace

Absolutely Fabulist

A subdued thriller considers the ominous power of storytelling

War of the words

A subdued thriller considers the ominous power of storytelling

Repertory Film Listings

A subdued thriller considers the ominous power of storytelling

Repertory Film Listings

A subdued thriller considers the ominous power of storytelling

My Mother the Fraud

Asia Argento finds a harrowing film in the pages of a fake autobiography

Don't Hate the Player

Asia Argento finds a harrowing film in the pages of a fake autobiography

Political Affairs

When authors stand up for a cause, the unexpected happens

Presenting Group Hug 2006, a free mix-CD offered as consolation for everything wrong in the world

When authors stand up for a cause, the unexpected happens

Music by Thistle

Lyrics by LeRoy

Best Perfumer

Lyrics by LeRoy

Playing With Words

Two poets push the boundaries

Harolds End

Street punks as big-eyed Keane kids coming down from crystal meth

The JT Show

Reclusive writer reigns

Am Misbehavin'

Read, think, and drink at the same time

Tales of the City

Shaking up the local book scene at Litquake and Green Apple Books' 35th birthday party

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

Heartbreaking, autobiographical short stories from J.T. LeRoy

The Making of Stephen Elliott

How a product of Chicago's group homes became a local literary cause célèbre

House Of Tudor

"Cover to Cover"; Brian & Chris; "Haydn and the Gypsies"

Letters to the Editor

Touched by Sarah; Oh, Nick, You Pesky Imp; Who You Calling Chicken, Junior?; Fat and Happy; Purple Monkey Dishwasher

Night Crawler

The Voice of Sarah

Watch me watch you

Voyeur's delight found in "The Edge of the Bed: Cyborgasm 2"