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James Frey Returns, Like It or Not

Nonfiction fantasist's new novel will be on sale soon

By Neil Turitz, Newser User

Posted May 2, 2008 4:32 PM CDT

(Newser) – James Frey regrets nothing. In an interview with Vanity Fair to promote his new novel, Bright Shiny Morning, the author discusses the 2006 controversy regarding his "memoir," A Million Little Pieces, and how he was vilified by the media and humiliated by Oprah... Read full story »

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