HAROLD'S END

The international best selling author of Sarah and The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things presents his new and tremendously moving novella, Harold's End. A San Francisco street kid hustling to feed his heroin habit. A middle-aged rich guy with an uncommon turn-on. Oh yeah, and a snail. The authentic tale uniquely allows the sweetness of childhood to seep through muck in unrivaled literary finesse. Harold's End features illustrations by Australian artist Cherry Hood.

JT LeRoy is the author of the International Best Sellers, Sarah & The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things. He is Associate Producer for the film adaptation of The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things, directed by Asia Argento, while the screenplay for Sarah is currently being written by Jeffrey Hatcher for director Stephen Shainberg with producers Mary Jane Skalski and Jeffrey Levy-Hinte. JT wrote the original script and was Associate Producer of Gus Van Sant's Elephant, which won the 2003 Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival. He is working on another collaborative project with Van Sant and is currently writing its original screenplay.

JT's work appears in many short story anthologies, including The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003, edited by Dave Eggers and read by Tatum O'Neal on audio edition; MTV's Lit Riffs; XXX, edited by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders; Nadav Kander's Beauty's Nothing; and The Fourth Sex, Adolescent Extremes by Francesco Bonami & Raf Simon and in literary journals such as Zoetrope, McSweeney's and Memorious.

He has written the liner notes and biographies for musicians Billy Corgan, Bryan Adams, Liz Phair, Conor Oberst, and Courtney Love, among others, and profiled award winner Juergen Teller for the 2003 Citibank Photography Prize catalogue. A contributing editor to Black Book, I-D and 7x7 magazines, JT has also written reviews, articles and interviews for The New York Times, The London Times, Spin, Film Comment, Filmmaker, Interview, and Vogue, among others. He is syndicated world wide. JT's first novel, Sarah, inspired a line of clothing by Costume National and Heatherette. He has written about fashion for various publications, including The London Sunday Times, 7x7, and the MAO Fashion Public Relations firm. He also represents Gary Graham, DITA, and other fashion houses.

JT, along with Astor, Speedie, and Dean Faustman make up the rock band, THISTLE LLC, which, in the words of i-D Magazine, "slides like a jazzed up piston amongst the dirty garage rock bands of the moment...Odd yes, but brilliant definitely." The band has worked with Dennis Herring (Modest Mouse; Sparklehorse; Throwing Muses). Jerry Harrison (member of Talking Heads, producer on The Von Bondies; Live; Violent Femmes); Karl Derfler (No Doubt; Motley Crue; Toots & The Maytals). Thistle, LLC has been featured on a Daniel Johnston tribute album, along with artists Beck; Death Cab for Cutie; Tom Waits, and others, which is out now on Gammon Records. Thistle, LLC recently filmed a cameo on the George Clooney-produced "Unscripted" for HBO (airing mid January, 2005). Their debut EP is available now at THISTLEHQ.COM, and at live shows.