Frey Expose
As I’m sure everyone knows, there were serious doubts raised about James Frey and his memoir A Million Little Pieces by The Smoking Gun. This was all over the literary news yesterday and was even picked up by CNN. The short version is that the Smoking Gun folks spent six weeks investigating Frey’s claims…
continue reading5 Million Da Vincis
Following up on earlier reports of a release date for The Da Vinci Code paperback, Publishers Weekly reported yesterday that Anchor Books confirmed a total print run of 5 million copies. I think the always informative and entertaining Bookninja had the most humorous comment on this new yesterday when they wrote “one can only wonder whether…
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continue readingThe Lens on JT Leroy Begins to Focus
Something else from the New York Times… Recently, there has been more conversation about the identity of JT Leroy than I care to recount. However, in today’s New York Times, there is an article entitled The Unmasking of JT Leroy: In Public, He’s a She by Warren St. John that seems more definitive, more…
continue readingMore on Cox’s Big Week
On Thursday, I commented on the amazing week of Ana Marie Cox, former Wonkette editor and author of the recently released Dog Days. On Monday, she quit her day job. On Tuesday, her debut novel was reviewed in the New York Times. On Wednesday, a “mid-six-figured” book deal was announced. On Thursday, she was profiled…
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