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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.
Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy, or simply JT LeRoy, is a literary persona created in the 1990s by American writer Laura Albert. LeRoy was presented as the author of three books of fiction, which were purportedly semi-autobiographical accounts by a teenage boy of his experiences of poverty, drug use, and emotional and sexual abuse in his childhood ...
Aug 20, 2018 · The author of all JT Leroy’s published works, the person who answered his phone and the brains behind “JT LeRoy” was Knoop’s sister-in-law, Laura Albert: a middle-class Brooklynite, 15 years...
- Brigid Delaney
Oct 14, 2014 · The New Yorker promotes Laura’s new fiction. Avenue A skinhead-turned-notorious-author Laura Albert (aka JT LeRoy, aka “Literary Outlaw”). Can we love someone who does not exist? Here’s Laura’s connection to Manti Te’o. Jovy Skol offers his insights into “The JT LeRoy Experience.”
Oct 11, 2012 · Laura Albert is the creator of the fictional character JT LeRoy, who became an international literary sensation. She is also a prolific and versatile writer, producer, and collaborator in various fields, from fashion to music to film.
Jul 10, 2013 · Laura Albert, who wrote novels and stories under the name of JT LeRoy, a fictional author she invented, talks about her life, career, and controversies in this 2013 interview. She reveals how she created JT, why she stopped, and what she is working on now.
Aug 1, 2016 · 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....
