A million little pieces memoir6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() What happened after that was, to put it bluntly, ridiculous.įrey defended himself from The Smoking Gun’s allegations on CNN’s “Larry King Live.” Late in the show, Oprah called in to support her author and suggested that in literature and life, the truth is sometimes not of paramount importance. (He has since published another book that, tailgating on his 15 minutes of Oprah fame, also became a best seller and also contains multiple fabrications.) Then, The Smoking Gun, a Web site owned by Court TV, published a detailed expose outing Frey. Frey appeared on Oprah’s daytime television show, and instantly, “A Million Little Pieces” generated several million dollars in revenue for Frey. Oprah Winfrey then added to its luster and profitability by making “A Million Little Pieces” an Oprah Book Club selection. Random House published the book, and it became an overnight best seller. This issue of Creative Nonfiction was inspired by the controversy generated by the revelation that James Frey had exaggerated or made up a good deal of the content of his best-selling memoir, “A Million Little Pieces.”įor the record, “A Million Little Pieces” chronicles Frey’s downfall as an addict and a ne’er-do-well, and dramatically recounts how he rehabilitated himself. ![]()
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