{"product_id":"9781637745182","title":"Unmask Alice","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e by Rick Emerson goes a long way to showing what investigative journalism could be in the right hands . . . this book is undeniably buzzworthy.\" —\u003ci\u003ePortland Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absorbing and unnerving read . . . this book demands to be finished in one sitting.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1971, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book's mythic premise: \u003ci\u003eA Real Diary, by Anonymous\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut \u003ci\u003eAlice\u003c\/i\u003e was only the beginning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1979, another diary rattled the culture, setting the stage for a national meltdown. The posthumous memoir of an alleged teenage Satanist, \u003ci\u003eJay's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e merged with a frightening new crisis—adolescent suicide—to create a literal witch hunt, shattering countless lives and poisoning whole communities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn reality, \u003ci\u003eGo Ask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJay's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e came from the same dark place: Beatrice Sparks, a serial con artist who betrayed a grieving family, stole a dead boy's memory, and lied her way to the National Book Awards. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e is a true story of contagious deception. It stretches from Hollywood to Quantico, and passes through a tiny patch of Utah nicknamed \"the fraud capital of America.\" It's the story of a doomed romance and a vengeful celebrity. Of a lazy press and a public mob. Of two suicidal teenagers, and their exploitation by a literary vampire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnmask Alice\u003c\/i\u003e . . . where truth is stranger than nonfiction.","brand":"Rick Emerson","offers":[{"title":"BenBella Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-07-30","offer_id":44663270015231,"sku":"9781637745182","price":25.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0f124a05-92eb-442b-ae50-6512b650f431.jpg?v=1704568305","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781637745182","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}