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'''JT Leroy''' (J.T. LeRoy, Terminator), a young ] author, has written a novel, ''Sarah''; a collection of short stories, ''The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things''; and the novella ''Harold's End'' illustrated by Australian artist Cherry Hood. He is currently working on a fourth work, to be released by Viking Press later this year. '''JT Leroy''' (J.T. LeRoy, Terminator), a young ] author, has written a novel, ''Sarah''; a collection of short stories, ''The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things''; and the novella ''Harold's End'' illustrated by Australian artist Cherry Hood. She is currently working on a fourth work, to be released by Viking Press later this year.


== Career == == Career ==
JT has written for such magazines as ''7x7'', ''Zoetrope'', ''McSweeney's'', and the online magazine ''Memorious'' and newspapers ranging from the ''New York Times'' and the ''London Times'' to ''Spin'', ''Vogue'' and ''Interview''. His work has also appeared in such anthologies as ''The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003'', ''MTV's Lit Riffs'', ''XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits'', Nadav Kander's ''Beauty's Nothing'', and ''The Fourth Sex: Adolescent Extremes''. Leroy wrote the original screenplay for ]'s '']'' (2003) and is listed as the film's associate producer. He also wrote the liner notes for ]'s book of poetry, ''Blinking With Fists''. JT has written for such magazines as ''7x7'', ''Zoetrope'', ''McSweeney's'', and the online magazine ''Memorious'' and newspapers ranging from the ''New York Times'' and the ''London Times'' to ''Spin'', ''Vogue'' and ''Interview''. Her work has also appeared in such anthologies as ''The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003'', ''MTV's Lit Riffs'', ''XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits'', Nadav Kander's ''Beauty's Nothing'', and ''The Fourth Sex: Adolescent Extremes''. Leroy wrote the original screenplay for ]'s '']'' (2003) and is listed as the film's associate producer. She also wrote the liner notes for ]'s book of poetry, ''Blinking With Fists''.


'']'' was made into a film in 2004, directed by ], who also starred in the adaptation. It has since been picked up by Palm Pictures and is slated to be released in the U.S. later this year. The film version of ''Sarah'' is currently being written by screenwriter Jeffery Hatcher for '']'' (2002) director ]. JT is also slated to write the screenplay for Jean-Claude Schlim's ''House of Boys'' with Bob Graham, currently in pre-production. '']'' was made into a film in 2004, directed by ], who also starred in the adaptation. It has since been picked up by Palm Pictures and is slated to be released in the U.S. later this year. The film version of ''Sarah'' is currently being written by screenwriter Jeffery Hatcher for '']'' (2002) director ]. JT is also slated to write the screenplay for Jean-Claude Schlim's ''House of Boys'' with Bob Graham, currently in pre-production.


JT Leroy entered into an e-mail relationship with ] singer ] in early 2001 after she mentioned reading his book ''Sarah'' on her online journal on the band's website. He sent her a manuscript for ''The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things'' and they became friends. At the time Manson was writing and recording the band's third album, what would become ] and wrote a song loosely based on Leroy called 'Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)'. Although the song was never released in the U.S., it was a top ten smash in Australia. Manson and Leroy never actually met until December 2001 when Leroy attended a live performance of the band. Shirley Manson later name-checked Leroy and Speedie in the title song from the band's fourth effort ]. JT Leroy entered into an e-mail relationship with ] singer ] in early 2001 after she mentioned reading her book ''Sarah'' on her online journal on the band's website. She sent her a manuscript for ''The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things'' and they became friends. At the time Manson was writing and recording the band's third album, what would become ] and wrote a song loosely based on Leroy called 'Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)'. Although the song was never released in the U.S., it was a top ten smash in Australia. Manson and Leroy never actually met until December 2001 when Leroy attended a live performance of the band. Shirley Manson later name-checked Leroy and Speedie in the title song from the band's fourth effort ].


JT Leroy lives in San Francisco with Speedie and Astor, members of the rock band Thistle LLC for whom he writes the lyrics. JT Leroy lives in San Francisco with Speedie and Astor, members of the rock band Thistle LLC for whom she writes the lyrics.


== Identity == == Identity ==
Few hard facts are known about the enigmatic author. He credits his writing to Dr. Terrence Owens, a therapist at the McAuley Adolescent Unit of St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Owens encouraged JT to write in-between sessions to maintain continuity of thought and convinced him that these accounts would help to train a class of prospective ]. These writings eventually made their way into the collection of short stories ''Close to the Bone: Memories of Hurt, Rage and Desire'' (1998). Leroy is notoriously camera-shy and often—perhaps borrowing a page from artist ]—sports a wig and/or sunglasses when in public. He avoids the media, but it is said that he appreciates his fans, and e-mails them whenever he can. Few hard facts are known about the enigmatic author. She credits his writing to Dr. Terrence Owens, a therapist at the McAuley Adolescent Unit of St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Owens encouraged JT to write in-between sessions to maintain continuity of thought and convinced him that these accounts would help to train a class of prospective ]. These writings eventually made their way into the collection of short stories ''Close to the Bone: Memories of Hurt, Rage and Desire'' (1998). Leroy is notoriously camera-shy and often—perhaps borrowing a page from artist ]—sports a wig and/or sunglasses when in public. She avoids the media, but it is said that she appreciates her fans, and e-mails them whenever she can.


An article in ] ], ] by author ] suggested that LeRoy and Speedie are both personas adopted by a woman named Laura Albert. An article in ] ], ] by author ] suggested that LeRoy and Speedie are both personas adopted by a woman named Laura Albert.
Beachy, like several commentators since 1999, speculates on parallels to the case of ]. Unlike that case, however, here many persons have had direct personal dealings with LeRoy and consider themselves close friends and associates. These tend to dismiss the article as a "hatchet job" by a magazine seeking to create publicity for itself using LeRoy's name. Beachy, like several commentators since 1999, speculates on parallels to the case of ]. Unlike that case, however, here many persons have had direct personal dealings with LeRoy and consider themselves close friends and associates. They are probably liars, too.


==Books== ==Books==
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ISBN 1582341427 (hardcover); ISBN 1582342113 (paperback) ISBN 1582341427 (hardcover); ISBN 1582342113 (paperback)


Published in America on June 1, 2002 by Bloomsbury. The book consists of a collection of short stories that focus on the early life of young Jeremiah and his truck stop prostitute mother Sarah. Although published second, the writing of the stories actually predated the novel ''Sarah'' by 2 or 3 years. Published in America on June 1, 2002 by Bloomsbury. The book consists of a collection of short stories.


====Sarah==== ====Sarah====
ISBN 1582340765 (hardcover); ISBN 158234146X (paperback) ISBN 1582340765 (hardcover); ISBN 158234146X (paperback)


First published in America on June 9, 2001 by Bloomsbury.
First published in America on June 9, 2001 by Bloomsbury. The novel follows 12-year-old Cherry, a boy who aspires to be the most famous "lot lizard" (a prostitute at a truck stop). Growing jealous of the beauty of his mother, he passes himself off as a female and enters the service of the pimp who runs a truck-stop brothel in West Virginia, filled entirely with young boys dressed as women. The story itself has many of the elements of ''The Heart'', but has much more humor in its account of Cherry's quest—renaming himself Sarah after his mother—to become the greatest "lizard" in the brothel. Much as in Leroy's previous work, the protagonist falls upon bad times and faces exploitation and abuse at the hands of another pimp. Surprisingly less dark than the short story collection, the novel has a distinct mythical/Dickensian feel and relates a story of love of a child's mother, expressed through his imitation of her.


====Harold's End==== ====Harold's End====
ISBN 0867196149 ISBN 0867196149


Published by Last Gasp on January 30, 2005. The novella follows a young heroin addict, Oliver, who is befriended by Larry, an older man with an unusual turn-on, from whom he receives an unusual pet. Published by Last Gasp on January 30, 2005.

Earlier versions of ''Harold's End'' were published by:
* literary journal ''] Quarterly Concern''. The novella is one of nine separate booklets which together make up issue #7.
* Italian publisher Fazio Editore as a trade paperback in 2003. Titled ''La fine di Harold'' (ISBN 8881123878), the volume includes, on facing pages, the text of both the English original and an Italian translation by Martina Testa.


== External links == == External links ==

Revision as of 13:34, 18 October 2005

JT Leroy (J.T. LeRoy, Terminator), a young American author, has written a novel, Sarah; a collection of short stories, The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things; and the novella Harold's End illustrated by Australian artist Cherry Hood. She is currently working on a fourth work, to be released by Viking Press later this year.

Career

JT has written for such magazines as 7x7, Zoetrope, McSweeney's, and the online magazine Memorious and newspapers ranging from the New York Times and the London Times to Spin, Vogue and Interview. Her work has also appeared in such anthologies as The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003, MTV's Lit Riffs, XXX: 30 Porn-Star Portraits, Nadav Kander's Beauty's Nothing, and The Fourth Sex: Adolescent Extremes. Leroy wrote the original screenplay for Gus Van Sant's Elephant (2003) and is listed as the film's associate producer. She also wrote the liner notes for Billy Corgan's book of poetry, Blinking With Fists.

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things was made into a film in 2004, directed by Asia Argento, who also starred in the adaptation. It has since been picked up by Palm Pictures and is slated to be released in the U.S. later this year. The film version of Sarah is currently being written by screenwriter Jeffery Hatcher for Secretary (2002) director Steven Shainberg. JT is also slated to write the screenplay for Jean-Claude Schlim's House of Boys with Bob Graham, currently in pre-production.

JT Leroy entered into an e-mail relationship with Garbage singer Shirley Manson in early 2001 after she mentioned reading her book Sarah on her online journal on the band's website. She sent her a manuscript for The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things and they became friends. At the time Manson was writing and recording the band's third album, what would become beautifulgarbage and wrote a song loosely based on Leroy called 'Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)'. Although the song was never released in the U.S., it was a top ten smash in Australia. Manson and Leroy never actually met until December 2001 when Leroy attended a live performance of the band. Shirley Manson later name-checked Leroy and Speedie in the title song from the band's fourth effort Bleed Like Me.

JT Leroy lives in San Francisco with Speedie and Astor, members of the rock band Thistle LLC for whom she writes the lyrics.

Identity

Few hard facts are known about the enigmatic author. She credits his writing to Dr. Terrence Owens, a therapist at the McAuley Adolescent Unit of St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Owens encouraged JT to write in-between sessions to maintain continuity of thought and convinced him that these accounts would help to train a class of prospective social workers. These writings eventually made their way into the collection of short stories Close to the Bone: Memories of Hurt, Rage and Desire (1998). Leroy is notoriously camera-shy and often—perhaps borrowing a page from artist Andy Warhol—sports a wig and/or sunglasses when in public. She avoids the media, but it is said that she appreciates her fans, and e-mails them whenever she can.

An article in New York magazine October 10, 2005 by author Stephen Beachy suggested that LeRoy and Speedie are both personas adopted by a woman named Laura Albert. Beachy, like several commentators since 1999, speculates on parallels to the case of Anthony Godby Johnson. Unlike that case, however, here many persons have had direct personal dealings with LeRoy and consider themselves close friends and associates. They are probably liars, too.

Books

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

ISBN 1582341427 (hardcover); ISBN 1582342113 (paperback)

Published in America on June 1, 2002 by Bloomsbury. The book consists of a collection of short stories.

Sarah

ISBN 1582340765 (hardcover); ISBN 158234146X (paperback)

First published in America on June 9, 2001 by Bloomsbury.

Harold's End

ISBN 0867196149

Published by Last Gasp on January 30, 2005.

External links

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