Princeton University

THE RUNNER: A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE AMAZING ADVENTURES AND FANTASTICAL LIES OF THE IVY LEAGUE IMPOSTER JAMES HOGUE
By David Samuels
The New Press, 176 pages, $22.95

ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART
By David Samuels
The New Press, 370 pages, $26.95

“The fact,” writes David Samuels, “that we lie like crazy while pretending to always tell the truth is such a common narrative strategy in American literature and American lives that we frequently confuse our wishful imaginings with reality.” A truth-teller, Mr. Samuels has just published two appreciations of the Great American Lie: The Runner and Only Love Can Break Your Heart, a collection of his essayistic journalism.  read more »