JT LeRoy is the author of the international best sellers Sarah (being made into a film by Steven Shainberg) and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (being made into a film by Asia Argento). LeRoy’s third book will be out on Viking in 2004, and his work appears in the short story collection The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003, edited by Dave Eggars. His writing has appeared in such publications as McSweeneys, Black Book, Film Comment, Spin, GQ, Paper, The Face and Filmmaker. He will soon be published in The Sunday Times of London and writes a monthly column for the magazine 7 X 7. LeRoy is also slated to write a book about Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho for the influential BFI Film Classic series.

LeRoy is part of the rock band Thistle, currently recording their debut release. He is working with No Hands Productions, the creators of the hit series “Blue’s Clues,” on an original children’s feature film.