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Laura Victoria Albert (born November 2, 1965) is an American author who invented the literary persona JT LeRoy, whom Albert described as an "avatar." [1] She published various works of purportedly autobiographical fiction under the LeRoy name before being revealed as the true author.
Oct 11, 2012 · Laura Albert won international acclaim writing fiction as JT LeRoy. She is the author of the novels Sarah and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, reissued by HarperCollins, and the novella Harold’s End, with illustrations by Cherry Hood.
Aug 1, 2016 · In a new documentary, ‘Author: The JT LeRoy Story,’ Laura Albert, who posed as a teenage male-prostitute-turned-novelist in the late ’90s, finally tells her side of the story....
Oct 14, 2014 · About Laura. Writer/poet Su Zi composed a thoughtful essay for GAS on the JT LeRoy books, which she regards as a trilogy: “The elegant elaboration of Dickens is visible throughout the trilogy, with a certain timeless resonance.”.
Aug 12, 2021 · August 12, 2021. When Laura Albert revealed JT LeRoy as her literary persona, some readers took it as a punch to the gut, a dupe. Yet for many of her devoted fans, she is a literary hero. For Albert, the language to describe a queer experience was missing.
Oct 11, 2012 · Videos - Laura Albert. For videos related to Laura and AUTHOR, click here! Laura speaking at NPR’s story-telling series The Moth in New York City: “My Avatar And Me.” Downloadable version of Laura’s talk “My Avatar And Me.”
Jul 10, 2013 · Before the lingo of gender fluidity and transgender identity became commonplace, Albert, a budding musician and freelance writer in San Francisco, was writing novels, articles, and stories under the invented name of JT LeRoy.
