The ultimate readers' guide to the works that fooled publishers, readers and critics the world over
Melissa Katsoulis is a journalist and writer. She has written for The Times, where she also worked on the books desk, the Sunday Telegraph, the Financial Times, The Tablet and the Ham and High. She lives in London.
Hugely enjoyable: amusing, literate, learned and perceptive ... Katsoulis is a wonderfully wise and witty cicerone through the luxuriant jungles of literary fraudulence. Telling Tales is a delight from start to finish, right down to the cheeky cover. - Sunday TimesThis lively entertaining volume gallops through the centuries, taking in misery memoirs, pretend nuns and the Priory of Sion conspiracy. It leaves you reeling at some people's gullibility. - Daily TelegraphKatsoulis revels in highlighting the most ridiculous details of the hoaxes and is especially good at showing how they suddenly took on a life of their own and escaped their creator's clutches. - Sunday TelegraphHighly entertaining. - Good Book GuideIrresistible ... lots to enjoy. - Wood & ValeRiveting. - Daily MailA joy to read. - The Independent on SundayA brisk, breezy and hugely entertaining survey of literary hoaxes over the past couple of centuries. - Financial Times
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