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NEWS ABOUT: A Million Little Pieces

A Million Little Pieces stories: 6 news summaries
NEW BOOK

James Frey's Latest Creation: 
Pro-Choice, Pro-Gay Jesus

Once Oprah's enemy, now Christians'?

Aug 12, 09 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - James Frey pissed off a lot of people—including Oprah—when his “memoir” A Million Little Pieces was exposed as fictional—but his new book might spark even more ire. Illumination: The Final Testament of the Holy Bible features a Messiah who marries gays, impregnates a teen,... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • James Frey • A Million Little Pieces • novel • book • Jesus Christ • fake memoirs • New Testament • Old Testament

 Oprah to Fake Memoirist: Sorry! 

Moment of reflection leads talk show queen to apologize

May 12, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a moment worthy of, well, Oprah, talk-show queen Winfrey herself had an epiphany while meditating—and called memoir faker James Frey to apologize for publicly eviscerating him on her show. “When I heard her say, ‘I felt I owe you an apology,’ I was very grateful,... More »

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entertainment • Oprah Winfrey • James Frey • apology • A Million Little Pieces • Bright Shiny Morning • fake memoirs • Jay-ZTV

 Fake Memoirist Frey 
 Implies Dirt on Oprah 

Excerpt from new book seems to be based on Frey's experience

May 5, 09 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Does James Frey—who achieved infamy when Oprah Winfrey denounced his fake addiction memoir A Million Little Pieces—have dirt on the talk-show queen? That’s what he seems to imply in new novel Bright Shiny Morning, the New York Post reports. The paperback edition, out May 12, includes an... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • James Frey • A Million Little Pieces • Bright Shiny Morning • novel • fake memoirs

BOOK REVIEW

Shiny Morning No New Dawn for Frey

Critic lashes
fake memorist's
'execrable' new novel

May 13, 08 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The flap over James Frey's memoir-that-really-wasn't was bound to cast some clouds over his new novel Bright Shiny Morning. But lack of believability continues to be a key issue for the author with his "execrable" new book of two-dimensional characters in a city that bears little resemblance to LA,... More »

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Los Angeles • fiction • James Frey • memoir • book reviews • A Million Little Pieces • novel

 James Frey Returns,
 Like It or Not 

Nonfiction fantasist's new novel will be on sale soon

May 2, 08 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 Winfrey. "I've said all... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • James Frey • A Million Little Pieces • Oprah's Book Club • scandal

Fake Memoir Author Pens Debut Novel

'A Million Little Pieces' writer James Frey calls it fiction this time

Sep 13, 07 2:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disgraced author James Frey, whose memoir "A Million Little Pieces" was revealed as fiction last year, will publish a debut novel, "Bright Shiny Morning," with HarperCollins, the Wall Street Journal reports. Frey's fabricated memoir about losing his life to drug addiction sold some 3 million copies and... More »

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fiction • Oprah Winfrey • James Frey • memoir • HarperCollins • A Million Little Pieces • Bright Shiny Morning • novel • book

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