James Frey Will Now Be Paid For His Fiction
James Frey is the man who almost made Oprah give up on books. I am embellishing a bit. When TSG revealed the fact that his memoir was in large part, fiction, she was not happy with the man who had previously received the magical gift of her endorsement.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that HarperCollins is set to publish a novel by James Frey next summer. Novels are, by definition, fiction. I’m not sure what will transpire if portions of it are later revealed to be true.
It is not surprising that this man was only untouchable for a short time. I’m sure most major publishing houses had closed door meetings to decide how long to wait before approaching him.
