Naked Came the Stranger: Literary Hoax

24 journalists under the direction of Mike McGrady wrote "Naked Came the Stranger," a book with a ridiculous plot and gratuitous sex scenes that defies literary standards. Despite its flaws, the book was published, reviewed in reputable newspapers like The New York Times, and became a bestseller. The group revealed the hoax on The David Frost Show, boosting sales, and the book spent 13 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller List, later inspiring an unrelated film with the same name. The experiment highlighted the challenges in defining literature or, perhaps, people's affinity for controversial content.