Literary Forensics Expert Don Foster Named the first literary detective of all time, he uncovered the identity of Joe Klein as the Anonymous writer of 1996s Primary Colors. His new book is Author Unknown: On the Trail of Anonymous which details the techniques he uses to identify writers behind anonymous books and documents. He teaches English at Vassar College.

Literary Forensics Expert Don Foster

November 9, 200012:00 AM ET

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Literary Forensics Expert Don Foster

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Named the first literary detective of all time, he uncovered the identity of Joe Klein as the Anonymous writer of 1996s Primary Colors. His new book is Author Unknown: On the Trail of Anonymous which details the techniques he uses to identify writers behind anonymous books and documents. He teaches English at Vassar College.