Brooks' postume correspondentie

De Amerikaanse biografe en uitgeefster Lee Israel produceerde begin jaren negentig nepbrieven van o.a. Dorothy Parker, Louise Brooks en Noël Coward, om ze vervolgens te slijten aan verkopers van autogrammen.

Plagiaatdeskundige Thomas Mallon besprak Israel's boek Can you ever forgive me in de New York Times: "If I were a librarian, I wouldn’t let Lee Israel through the door, but I’d certainly make sure I had her latest book on the shelves. If I were an editor, I’d sign her up to write a biography of Louise Brooks - and not just to keep her out of trouble."