Nan A. Talese, who drew worldwide attention two years ago for her criticism of Oprah Winfrey, is offering kinder words in the wake of Winfrey's recent apology to author James Frey. "It takes a generous spirit to offer apologies and...
Oprah Winfrey has apologized to James Frey, the author she excoriated when he admitted to having falsified portions of his memoir, A Million Little Pieces. Frey told vanityfair.com that Winfrey called him last fall and explained that her attack had...
Entertainment Weekly actually has a couple of intriguing links this week. First, they got David Sedaris to defend James Frey in the never-seems-to-die battle with Oprah: ''I don't recall Oprah Winfrey calling George Bush a liar when he was on...
Brock Clarke, who appears in Dallas tonight, says his Arsonist's Guide to Writer's Homes in New England was an attempt to write a novel that plays with the memoir genre. But as he points out, "Who can tell the difference...
Maybe it depends on the coast. At The New York Times, Janet Maslin raved (while mimicking his style:) "He got a second act. He got another chance. Look what he did with it. He stepped up to the plate and...
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