Karen and Louisa celebrate April Fools’ Day with a look at literary hoaxes, from Ossian, an 18th-century Scottish fabrication of a 3rd-century bard, to “Go Ask Alice”, passed off in the 1970s as the true diary of an off-the-rails teen.
Read more on the Auckland Libraries blog:
https://aucklandlibrariesblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/books-and-beyond-april-fools-day.html
Auckland Libraries' radio show Books and Beyond explores the world of books with guest authors, recommended reads, gems from the Central City Library basement and… beyond. Catch us on Planet FM 104.6, Sundays at 9.35pm.
This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 31 March 2019.
