Fake memoirist Margaret Seltzer (a/k/a Margaret B. Jones) speaks

April 30, 2008
By Diana Burrell

Today both Gawker and GalleyCat have links to a YouTube video of disgraced memoir writer Margaret Seltzer talking about her childhood spent running with (cough) LA’s most brutal gangs. Obviously this was taped before her real-life sister blew the whistle on her. It’s fascinating to watch: the accent, the stories, the emotion — the chutzpah! If HBO’s The Wire were still on air, she could totally kick some of those actors’ butts. Previous: Fictional Nonfiction. [db]

One Response to Fake memoirist Margaret Seltzer (a/k/a Margaret B. Jones) speaks

  1. Margaret McArthur on May 3, 2008 at 10:29 pm

    I really loved her earrings.

    Otherwise, I feel dirty because my name is Margaret and I was raised Episcopalian, like her. Sure, there’s “desperate times” going on in South Central. Why didn’t she write a book about that? A true book, a real book.

    I’m off to take a shower.

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