New York journal’s October 2005 problem despatched shockwaves by means of the literary world when it unmasked “it boy” wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose powerful prose about his sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn’t really exist. He was dreamed up by 40-year-old San Francisco punk rocker and telephone intercourse operator, Laura Albert.
