The Booksmith presents JT LeRoy (Laura Albert) author of Sarah and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things in conversation with Grant Faulkner to celebrate the documentary “Author: The JT LeRoy Story” to be released on September 9, 2016
As fictional wunderkind JT Leroy, Laura Albert captured readers with gripping stories of the Appalachian underworld. Now, to coincide with the release of a new documentary about her work, “Author: The JT LeRoy Story,” Leroy/Albert presents updated reissues of her two classics: Sarah and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things. Sarah introduces us to the beguiling young “Cherry Vanilla,” the son of a prostitute determined to become the greatest ‘lot lizard’ in the hills of West Virginia. The short story collection The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things follows a boy on the run as he escapes foster care and navigates his teenage mother's seedy kingdom of motels and truck stops. LeRoy’s fiercely independent characters uncover compassion even in the world’s darkest corners.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JT LeRoy is the literary persona created by Laura Albert. She is the author of Sarah, The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, and Harold’s End.
Grant Faulkner likes big stories and small stories. He is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the co-founder of 100 Word Story. His essays on creative writing have appeared in The New York Times, Poets & Writers, and Writer’s Digest, and his stories have appeared in dozens of literary journals. He recently published a collection of 100-word stories, Fissures, and is currently writing a book of essays on creativity that will be published by Chronicle Books in the Fall of 2017.
RSVP appreciated but not required. If you cannot attend the event, but would like to request a signed copy of Sarah or The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, order below and put your request in the comments field.
