Margaret Seltzer

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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Are You There, Memory? It's Me, Author

Matt Mendelsohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Memoir, Laura Bush, Herman Rosenblat, Margaret Seltzer, James Frey, Plagiarism, JT LeRoy, Media News
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The Times called and I panicked a bit. All I can say now is that I have told the story verbally so many times over the years and then, along the way, internalized it as my own experience.

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The 23/6 Fake Memoir-o-Tron

236.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was revealed this week that the critically acclaimed memoir "Love and Consequences," the story of a young mixed-race girl who grew up in poverty un...

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Author Margaret P. Jones Admits She Faked Gang Memoir

AP | Motoko Rich | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A memoir by a white woman who claimed she was raised in poverty by a black foster mother and sold drugs for a gang in a tough Los Ang...

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