BESTSELLER! Available August 15th

As most readers of this blog know I have been writing a lot about the Misha Defonseca Hoax over the past year. Now Jane Daniel, the original publisher of Misha: A Memoir of the Holocaust Years, has written BESTSELLER! her account of the $33 million dollar judgment, the 20 year hoax, and the story behind it.

I've read the book and it is gripping, the courtroom scenes are astonishing. If you are interested in seeing an entire judicial catastrophe run amok, I recommend this book. Also, well, I'm in it! The documenting of the uncovering of the hoax on this blog was called the "blogosphere scoop of the year" on a number of literary and legal blogs. In fact the last part of the book is an outstanding story of how blogs --- here and in Belgium and France --- were responsible for uncovering the longest running and most lucrative literary hoax in an era of multiple literary hoaxes.

If you are a writer, an independent publisher, a fan of legal true-crime, or just looking for an amazing story, give it a read. The release of the book is particularly interesting because the hearing to overturn the judgment against Daniel resulting from the hoax is scheduled for August 28. Will the court overturn the massive judgment against her in light of the hoax or will the case stand? We'll find out on August 28th.


The book is available from Laughing Gull Press as of August 15th and will be listed on Barnes & Noble and Amazon soon.

Thanks for reading.