Nov 12 2010
Samhain freebies: Pack Challenge is a very fun book and while I thought that Holiday Bound was a bit too short for the story, it’s a worthy freebie. 11/1/2010 11/14/2010 The Matchmakers Jennifer Colgan 11/15/2010 11/28/2010 Pack Challenge Shelly Laurenston 11/15/2010 12/15/2010 Snowy Night Seduction Arianna Hart 11/15/2010 12/15/2010 My Christmas Wish Ember Case 11/15/2010(…)
Apr 8 2008
It’s 90 percent true if you count things that happened to anyone,” he says. “It’s only about half true if you define it as actual things happening to the actual people they happened to.” So says one of the characters in Ben Mezrich’s book, Bringing Down the House. Bringing Down the House is marketed as(…)
Jan 22 2008
As if the Cassie Edwards’ copying scandal hasn’t demoralized your faith in the publishing industry enough, Ishmael Beah’s bestselling memoir, A Long Way Gone, is the subject of two investigative pieces by The Australian. The first article was published on January 19, 2008, and tells the story about a couple who were keenly interested in(…)
Nov 7 2007
The AP has an interesting story today about Oprah’s recommended reading list. One of the titles that was featured as a “guaranteed page-turner from Oprah’s personal collection” was Forrest Carter’s The Education of Little Tree, a story set in the Great Depression about a young orphan who goes to live with his Cherokee grandparents and(…)
Nov 5 2007
A class action lawsuit was brought on behalf of the readers who purchased James Frey’s A Million Little Pieces. A settlement has been approved reimbursing readers who bought the book before it was revealed that the memoir was fictionalized. Only 1729 purchasers have availed themselves of the refund opportunity. Random House has reserved $2.35 million(…)
Sep 13 2007
According to the NY Times, James Frey has sold his second memoir to Harper Collins for an undisclosed sum of money. I would think that HarperCollins would fact check the heck out of the second memoir, “Bright Shiny Morning”, but whether the public will buy it remains to be seen. Via NY Times. Send to(…)
Jul 30 2007
Nan Talese, editor and publisher of James Frey’s fictional autobiography called A Million Little Pieces, struck back after enduring months of scorn and anger, much of it fueled by Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey featured James Frey on her show and was later appalled to find out that a great deal of the non fiction story(…)
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