Unmask Alice
LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
7 May 2022
Summary
“Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson goes a long way to showing what investigative journalism could be in the right hands … this book is undeniably buzzworthy.” —Portland Book Review
“An absorbing and unnerving read … this book demands to be finished in one sitting.” —Booklist
Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud.
In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destructi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781637740422 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1637740425 |
| Author: | Rick Emerson |
| Publisher: | BenBella Books |
| Imprint: | BenBella Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 573g |
| Dimensions: | 157mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
”““Emerson’s writing is smart … keeping readers engaged across an otherwise complex web of deceit.”” —Observer
””Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson goes a long way to showing what investigative journalism could be in the right hands. The investigation into the work of Beatrice Sparks and her bibliography is intriguing and worth reading. Her motives were questionable, her history suspect, her subjects tragic, but this book is undeniably buzzworthy.“”
—Portland Book Review
”“An absorbing and unnerving read about how one conniving con artist’s unquenchable thirst for acclaim fooled the publishing world and fed two cultural panics with lasting fallout,this bookdemands to be finished in one sitting.””
—Booklist“
Rick Emerson
Rick Emerson is a longtime radio and television broadcaster, the former host of the nationally-syndicated Rick Emerson Show, and the coauthor (with Lisa Desjardins) of Zombie Economics: A Guide to Personal Finance. He’s a regular guest on America’s finer podcasts, and can be seen in occasional television roles and a truly dreadful commercial for tires. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his two dogs, Willard and Philo.
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