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Addiction Memoirs: 7 Books About Hitting Rock Bottom

| Posted 03.14.2012

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By Margaret Bristol for Bookish In the mid-1990s, Kristen Johnston was starring on the hit NBC series "3rd Rock from the Sun," alongside the revere...

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Publishing's Renewed Holiday Push With Memoirs, an Enduring Genre

David Tereshchuk | Posted 01.22.2012

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The publishing industry has now fully readied itself for the holidays, with offerings that include yet more aggressively-promoted slices of first-person recollection.

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Three Cups Of Lies: How Much Do Facts Matter?

Christian Piatt | Posted 01.16.2012

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We're obsessed in today's world with facts. Every syllable uttered by people in positions of power is put under a microscope, and we, the general public, love nothing more than to have subterfuge reveal in the media spotlight.

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Heard Any Good Books Lately?

DailyFinance | Alice Hines | Posted 11.01.2011

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This piece was first published on our sister site DailyFinance. By Alice Hines The book, that venerable handmaiden of Western thought, has had a...

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My NY: 20 Questions For Author Tao Lin

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 08.31.2011

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Age: 27 Current Gig: I honestly don't know, maybe "author." [Follow Tao on twitter here, and buy his latest book RICHARD YATES here]. Neighborh...

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James Frey's Bisexual, Alcholic Jesus Will Ascend To Silver Screen

The New York Observer | Posted 08.30.2011

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Christine Vachon’s Killer Films will produce a film adaptation of James Frey’s The Final Testament of the Holy Bible. In the book, which was relea...

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Three Cups Of Tea Author Greg Mortenson Faces Another Lawsuit

The Daily Beast | Posted 08.13.2011

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Greg Mortenson is facing another lawsuit filed over his bestselling memoir, Three Cups of Tea....

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How Accurately Do Memoirs Reflect The People Who Write Them?

The Fix | Posted 08.02.2011

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How accurately do memoirs reflect the people who write them? Nic Sheff, our newest columnist, has a few thoughts on that. ...

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WATCH: Top 5 Unexpected Oprah-Inspired Art Moments

ARTINFO | Posted 07.26.2011

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On the penultimate episode of Oprah Winfrey's beloved television show, aired Mary 24, actor Tom Hanks tells the TV icon in a video tribute: "Your show...

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Top 10 Bestselling Books In Oprah’s Book Club

GalleyCat | Jason Boog on May 20, 2011 10:31 AM | Posted 07.20.2011

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To commemorate the end of Oprah’s Book Club, the Nielsen Company has compiled a list of the top ten bestselling books from Oprah Winfrey‘s magical...

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James Frey Took the Memoir Bullet

Theo Pauline Nestor | Posted 07.17.2011

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I don't think James Frey did the right thing. Ideally, he would have either published the book as fiction or as memoir with a hefty author's note. But it was 2001, and then 2003 and then 2006. It was the times, I'm telling you. It was the times.

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James Frey Discusses The Big O, His Blasphemous New Book Pre-Oprah Interview

The Fix | Posted 07.16.2011

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When she discovered that much of his memoir were fabricated, an irate Oprah Winfrey nearly drove the much-maligned writer to drink. Today he's back on...

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Can Memoir Be Trusted?

Michael Levy | Posted 06.29.2011

Read More: Greg Mortenson, Augusten Burroughs, Three Cups of Tea, Dreams From My Father, Malcolm X, Memoir, Barack Obama, China, David Sedaris, James Frey, Fiction, Nonfiction, Books News

Memoir, as its Latin root indicates, is a selection of subjective, often partially forgotten, memories. Readers do not expect memoirists to be journalists. What matters is trust.

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Controversial Book About Jesus Headed To Big Screen?

Posted 06.25.2011

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James Frey creates plenty of controversy on paper. A big screen version of his latest book could amplify his polarizing profile a million times over. ...

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James Frey To Return To Oprah Winfrey Show

nypost.com | Posted 06.21.2011

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James Frey is either brave or masochistic. He's agreed to be one of Oprah Winfrey's final guests on her syndicated show, even though she famously fill...

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7 Authors (Other Than Greg Mortenson) Who Were Charged With Deceit

msn.com | Patrick Huguenin | Posted 06.20.2011

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Until Sunday night, Greg Mortenson was an unscathed hero. His charity, the Central Asia Institute, had built schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He w...

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James Frey's New Book: At Least He Calls It Fiction This Time

Newsweek | Rebecca DanaApril 17, 2011 | Posted 06.18.2011

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The famed fabulist talks about his new book, The Final Testament of the Holy Bible, and how he feels about the critics....

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Mortenson's 'Three Cups Of Tea' Under fire from ‘60 Minutes': Author Denies Allegations

Los Angeles Times | Mortenson Under Fire From ‘60 Minutes’ — Bozeman Philanthropist Denies Allegations | Posted 06.18.2011

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Bestselling author Greg Mortenson has issued a written response to a "60 Minutes" report calling into question his philanthropic practices and his exp...

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April Fool's: The Joke's On Us--Best Literary Hoaxes Ever

Posted 06.01.2011

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Nobody plays better tricks on people than writers, and we're celebrating April Fools' by looking back at some of the greatest literary hoaxes of all t...

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James Frey Sparks New Controversy

nypost.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Controversial author James Frey is set to ignite another firestorm with his new book, "The Final Testament of the Holy Bible," in which the second com...

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Cinefantastique Podcast: I am Number Four With Andrea Lipinski

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why "Number Four," you ask? Well, the film itself won't tell you, so if you want to find out, you should listen in as guest commentator Andrea Lipinski reveals all the details.

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WATCH: 'I Am Number Four' Trailer: The Next 'Twilight'?

Posted 05.25.2011

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The full trailer is out for 'I Am Number Four,' the the D.J. Caruso-directed film based on a novel co-written by James Frey. Alex Pettyfer plays the...

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James Frey and the Creative Writing Master of Fine Arts

Seth Abramson | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces, is again facing scrutiny for a publishing venture -- a scandal that emphasizes the wide gulf between younger and older literary artists.

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A Million Exploited MFA's: How James Frey Benefits from MFA Programs' Willingness to Sell Out Their Students

Hillary Rettig | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frey's atelier is not all that different from the MFA programs themselves, in that both extract huge amounts of resources from desperate writers in exchange for vivid but undefined promises of success and glory.

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James Frey Forced To Defend Literary Ethics

The Guardian | Ed Pilkington | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Frey, the bad boy of American letters who was given a very public dressing-down by Oprah Winfrey over his first book - in which he passed off fi...

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