Is the golden age of literary fraudsters over?
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There's nothing better than disappearing into a good book. You can fall in love with people who have never existed and revel in events that never happened. But how does your perception of that book change when that author isn't who they made themselves out to be? There's a long tradition of literary fraudsters in Australia, So why are we still so scandalised when this happens? And why is it still so hard to catch an errant author at it - what other hoaxes could be out there? Guest: Sarah L'Strange from The Book Show
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