Did the suburban housewife Penelope Ashe write the bestselling erotic novel Naked Came the Stranger? Nope, it was a hoax. We talk about the origin of the literary hoax and the Newsday journalists behind it. Also we describe Harold Robbins book covers.
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Craig Renfroe's short film "Catalog" is an official selection at the Unnamed Footage Festival and will be screened at the film festival on March 25, 2023, in San Francisco.
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