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Labour (novel)
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Labour is to be the first novel published by JT LeRoy
since it was revealed that it was the pen-name of Laura Albert
. It is also another collaboration with illustrator Cherry Hood
who also illustrated Harold's End.
The publication has been controversial as it remains undertermined whether there is still an audience for work under the name JT LeRoy
.
The novel was originally to be published in April 2006 but the publication date has been pushed ahead every month since.
Pre-orders are still being taken for the novel which is currently scheduled for August 9, 2008. The publishers, Last Gasp
claim that they will commit to publishing the novel, yet it is not advertised on their official website. LeRoy's San Francisco publisher, Ron Turner of Last Gasp stated, "There's no change in our plans," who will bring out LeRoy's next novel this spring. This was stated early 2006. The novel or any mention of it is also absent from the official website of JT LeRoy
.
JT LeRoy
Jeremiah "Terminator" LeRoy was a pseudonym created by American writer Laura Albert. The name was used from 1996 on for publication in magazines such as Nerve and Shout NY. After his first novel Sarah was published, "LeRoy" started making public appearances...
since it was revealed that it was the pen-name of Laura Albert
Laura Albert
Laura Victoria Albert is the author of writings credited to the fictional teenage persona of JT LeRoy, a long-running literary hoax in which LeRoy was presented to the public and publishers as a transgender, sexually questioning, abused, former homeless drug addict and male prostitute...
. It is also another collaboration with illustrator Cherry Hood
Cherry Hood
Cherry Hood is an Australian artist, and sometimes a portraitist. She won the 2002 Archibald Prize for her portrait, Simon Tedeschi Unplugged.- Biography :...
who also illustrated Harold's End.
The publication has been controversial as it remains undertermined whether there is still an audience for work under the name JT LeRoy
JT LeRoy
Jeremiah "Terminator" LeRoy was a pseudonym created by American writer Laura Albert. The name was used from 1996 on for publication in magazines such as Nerve and Shout NY. After his first novel Sarah was published, "LeRoy" started making public appearances...
.
The novel was originally to be published in April 2006 but the publication date has been pushed ahead every month since.
Pre-orders are still being taken for the novel which is currently scheduled for August 9, 2008. The publishers, Last Gasp
Last Gasp
Last Gasp is a book and underground comix publisher and distributor based in San Francisco, California.- History :Founded in 1970 by Ron Turner to publish the ecologically-themed comics magazine Slow Death Funnies, followed by the all-female anthology It Ain't Me Babe, Last Gasp soon became a major...
claim that they will commit to publishing the novel, yet it is not advertised on their official website. LeRoy's San Francisco publisher, Ron Turner of Last Gasp stated, "There's no change in our plans," who will bring out LeRoy's next novel this spring. This was stated early 2006. The novel or any mention of it is also absent from the official website of JT LeRoy
JT LeRoy
Jeremiah "Terminator" LeRoy was a pseudonym created by American writer Laura Albert. The name was used from 1996 on for publication in magazines such as Nerve and Shout NY. After his first novel Sarah was published, "LeRoy" started making public appearances...
.