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Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy | Savannah Knoop
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The story of how Savannah Knoop led the bizarre double life of cult author JT LeRoy for six years. Trading a precarious existence as a college drop- out for a life in which she was embraced by celebrities and artists, it is no wonder she kept it up so long. As Savannah and Laura Albert, Knoop's sister-in-law who authored the JT LeRoy books, struggled over control of the character, Savannah realised the game, and her deception, was over. Telling her side of the saga for the first time, Girl Boy Girl sheds light on one of contemporary literature's strangest episodes.
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Girl Saves Boy was released in 2010 when author Steph Bowe was still a teenager. She then went on to write two more authentic, vivid novels, most recently Night Swimming, published in 2017. Yesterday, tragically she died undergoing a transplant required after being diagnosed with Lymphoma only a year ago. She was 25. She was part of my Qld Literary awards judging panel last year. She grew into a formidable young woman, wise & warm. Vale Steph

CarolynM Oh! How sad. I hadn't heard about this. Thank you for sharing. 5y
LeeRHarry I was just reading about this, her type of acute leukaemia can be quite aggressive - very sad 😔 and my library does not have any of her books - what‘s with that? (edited) 5y
Missusb Talk to your librarian. Make it happen. 5y
LeeRHarry @Missusb on it for sure ! 5y
robelkys01 @Missusb I will definitely get her books as well. I like the cover of this one in particular. 5y
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