“While [Dan] Mallory's story seems remarkable " a con man using a sob story to sashay his way to literary power " it's actually extremely common. … The reason these frauds happen is because of the publishing industry's and the audience's hunger for authentic voices, particularly voices of suffering. Apologies to Barthes, but the author […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:24PM on February 13, 2019