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There are tons of stuff about the outing of the latest FAKE. But this one is an analysis of the faking of memoirs.

Of course, since I love a novel, I can't understand why people feel they need to make something "real" in order to be powerful or interesting or entertaining.

Oh, and since my thesis was on the intersection between autobiography and fiction, I can't help but being fascinated about this kind of story.

They talk about not just the latest but many of the other faking cases and especially the historical "why" for faking memoirs.

Truly interesting. You have to listen to this one if you are interested in any of these issues.

Here's the Tell Me More Interview that didn't get aired because the book was outed it before the scheduled airing. There's more on Day to Day and All Things Considered and NY Times Review and the LA Times story on the outing, and on and on....