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fake memoirs stories: 9 news summaries
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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

 Fake Holocaust Author on GMA 

Rosenblat makes first TV appearance since scandal

Feb 18, 09 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Holocaust memoir faker Herman Rosenblat appears on Good Morning America today in his first TV appearance since his downfall, Gawker reports. A leaked video of Rosenblat being interviewed made it onto YouTube last night, and shows the story he’s trying to spin: that he convinced himself he was the... More »

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Holocaust • Good Morning America • memoir • fake memoirs • Herman Rosenblat • Roma Rosenblat

 Fake Holocaust Memoir 
 May See Light as Novel 

Henry Rosenblatt working to find outlet for disgraced story

Jan 8, 09 1:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Herman Rosenblat’s Holocaust memoir was exposed as fake, but that doesn’t mean no one can profit off it: A small New York press is considering publishing the work as fiction, Gawker reports. Rosenblat, who even fooled Oprah a la James Frey, spun a touching but debunked story about... More »

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Holocaust • Oprah Winfrey • concentration camp • publisher • James Frey • novel • book • fake memoirs • Herman Rosenblat • Roma Rosenblat

Publisher Yanks Kid Spinoff of Holocaust Fake

Refunds offered for picture book based on hoax love story

Dec 31, 08 5:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Publishers are now pulling a picture book inspired by a Holocaust love story revealed to be a fake, Publishers Weekly reports. Lerner Publishing has announced it will cancel reprints of Angel Girl and offer refunds for returned copies. Herman Rosenblat's memoir Angel on the Fence was canceled by another publisher... More »

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Holocaust • concentration camp • publisher • memoir • book • children's books • fake memoirs

Publisher Cancels 'Fake' Holocaust Memoir

Rosenblat ordered to return payment

Dec 28, 08 9:41 AM CST
(Newser) - A publisher has canceled a Holocaust memoir attacked by experts as a fake, reports Publishers Weekly. Angel at the Fence, which was promoted by Oprah Winfrey, purported to tell the story of Holocaust survivor Henry Rosenblat, who claimed he was saved by food tossed over a concentration camp fence by... More »

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Holocaust • Oprah Winfrey • memoir • fake memoirs

'Realish' Sedaris Book Skirts Memoir Scrutiny

Genre 'the last place you’d expect to find the truth,' humorist says

Jun 8, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - With his new book of nonfiction essays, Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris finds himself engulfed in questions of truth and accuracy. In America, the recent explosion of memoirs has been followed with one scandal after another, prompting more scrutiny of the humorist’s work. “I do think Sedaris exaggerates... More »

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literature • humor • memoir • writer • book • fake memoirs • nonfiction books • David Sedaris

 How to Fake a Memoir 

Embellish the story without getting caught, Slate scribe suggests

Mar 12, 08 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Misha Defonseca's memoir left a sticky trail of lies about escaping Nazis and living with wolves. (It turns out wolf saliva isn't an antiseptic.) Tired of careless fabricators, Slate writes a how-to for aspiring fakers:
  • Keep it vague. Dates are verifiable—"awhile" is not.
  • Watch
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humor • James Frey • memoir • author • Margaret Seltzer • fake memoirs • Misha Defonseca • Margaret B. Jones • Nadine Gordimer • Asa Carter

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