Posted on 01/14/2006 2:31:26 PM PST by Former Military Chick
NEW YORK Jan 12, 2006 — Future hardcover and paperback editions of James Frey's disputed memoir of addiction, "A Million Little Pieces," will include a brief author's note that refers to the content of the book, his publisher said Thursday.
Doubleday spokeswoman Alison Rich declined to offer details about the note or to comment on why it was being added. She would not say if the note was an acknowledgment often found in memoirs but not in "A Million Little Pieces" that names and events had been altered.
Frey has been under close scrutiny since The Smoking Gun, an investigative Web site (http://www.thesmokinggun.com), posted a story last Sunday alleging the author had substantially fabricated his criminal record and other aspects of his past.
Frey has been under close scrutiny since The Smoking Gun, an investigative Web site (http://www.thesmokinggun.com), posted a story last Sunday alleging the author had substantially fabricated his criminal record and other aspects of his past.
Frey has acknowledged to The Smoking Gun that he embellished parts of the book and he said so again Wednesday night on "Larry King Live," stating that alterations were common for memoirs and defending "the essential truth" of "A Million Little Pieces."
"The book is about drug addiction and alcoholism," he said. "The emotional truth is there."
Frey's book was first published in 2003 and became a sensation last fall after Oprah Winfrey selected it for her book club. On Wednesday night, Winfrey made a surprise phone call to King's show and supported Frey.
"If you're an addict whose life has been moved by this story and you feel that what James went through was able … to help you hold on a little bit longer, and you connected to that, that is real. That is real," she said. "And it's … irrelevant discussing, you know, what happened or did not happen to the police."
Sales have remained high for "A Million Little Pieces," which on Wednesday night topped the best seller list on Amazon.com.
I saw the interview with King, and I tell you, I still think the Smoking Gun got it right.
Hey, share your up's and downs. But, qualify it as such. If you are going to take artistic license than inform the reader so they read it with the knowledge that it isn't a true NONE FICTION book.
Yesterday, I picked up a signed book by a military author. As we talked he was sure to tell me that it was on true event's but names have been changed, etc. etc.
I joked about Frey, and he said that is what gave him pause to let those purchasing the book know the back ground of the book.
Frey has turned this industry on it's head, and is that really a bad thing?
Oh, puke. This guy is taking lessons from Rather and Kennedy.
"No, it's not true, but it could have happened."
Good for these folks to do a head-stand once in a while; just wish they scrutinize the big guys as well.
That said. . .did James have two root canals done without pain killing medications. . .or NOT? Or did he just change the name of his dentist???
Puke is right. . .the guy has Liberalitis. . .but didn't we know. . .
Obviously. Anyone who talks of the poor pitiful addict who has no control has got to be a lib.
I always think that is funny. Addicts have no control over their addiction, until they decide to quit.
Brief author's note: Everything you are about to read is false. I invented it to suck you in and to win the effusive support of every touchy-feely celebrity who could help sell my book. Sorry I can't answer your individual inquiries, for I'm off to the bank.
Thank you for adding that to the thread!
Or, "Everything in this book is true, except the stuff I made up to sell more books."
If the whole truth isn't there, how can we trust the ""the essential truth" of the book?
Dearest Oprah fans...i lied, but that's ok, cos my publisher didn't care.
"Fake But Accurate". Hmmmm...where have I heard that before?? Prediction: James Frey wins a Pulitzer.
Yes, I suppose so, however.....I think many people think the DaVinci code book is TRUE, too....and it's supposedly written as fiction. People are just plain ignorant, IMHO.
Some peculiar things have been going on at Amazon. Over the NY weekend his book dropped to #8 and then it was back up to #1 even before the revelations. Then on customer comments, two days ago, it listed 1200 customer comments. Now it is down to about 1400.
Also some reviewers have stated that some reviews are copies of earlier reviews.
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