This is a head gum podcast.

Andrew, they say that book publishing is a glamorous world filled with money, privilege, and three martini lunches.

They do say that all the time.

Or do they?

Oh no, I don't know what to say.

If you're like us and want to dive into the messy power struggles, scams, and unfathomably bad behavior within the book world,

then I recommend checking out missing pages, an all new investigative podcast from the pod glomerate.

It's hosted by literary critic and publishing insider Bethan Patrick, who spills the tea on some of the world's most famous and infamous book figures.

On this week's episode, raw, transgressive, and true, praise for hard-hitting books made J.T. LaRoy the talk of the town,

but was J.T. who he said he was. Bethan parses good intentions and messy outcomes in one of the book world's most complicated stories and biggest hoaxes.

I love a hoax.

This set looks like superlatives. I'm hooked.

I'm really hooked.

Missing pages is worth the hype.

I mean, where else can you hear your favorite authors publishing insiders and a circus of NYC media elites tell the real story unfit for print and perfect for podcasting?

So go ahead, find missing pages wherever you find podcasts.

Hey, everybody. Welcome to Overdo. It's a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. My name is Craig.

My name is Andrew.

And my sparkling friend is here.

My shiny friend is here.

Dazzling.

Dazzling.

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