James Frey

The Holocaust memoir so heartwarming it had to be fake The Holocaust memoir so heartwarming it had to be fake

Herman Rosenblat's concentration-camp romance duped Oprah, among many others. Why are we so eager to put a happy ending on a tragedy?
By Lev Raphael Jan 7, 2009

  • The dark legacy of Carlos Castaneda

    The godfather of the New Age led a secretive group of devoted followers in the last decade of his life. His closest "witches" remain missing, and former insiders, offering new details, believe the women took their own lives.
    By Robert Marshall April 12, 2007

  • "The Hoax"

    A great movie lurks within this tale of a 1971 literary hoax elaborate enough to put James Frey to shame.
    By Stephanie Zacharek April 6, 2007

  • The Fix

    Mr. Britney tells media to "kiss a d---." Frey flees to France. Plus: "George Clooney for President!"
    March 22, 2006

  • Truthiness or consequences

    "The Daily Show" compares news media fluffers to Oprah
    By H.H. January 31, 2006

  • The Fix

    Paris takes on London. Oscar gets parsed. More Frey fallout: Is Jennifer Aniston to blame?
    February 1, 2006

  • The Fix

    Headline writers cash in on Frey. Plus: Clay Aiken's "boyfriend" speaks and Joaquin Phoenix cheats death.
    January 27, 2006

  • Oprah's revenge

    The daytime queen didn't just expose the lies in James Frey's "memoir." She publicly shamed him -- and it was a little creepy.
    By Hillary Frey January 27, 2006

  • Oprah freys James, Part 1

    Oprah sticks it to James Frey.
    By K.L. January 26, 2006

  • What did Oprah know?

    As more questions over James Frey's past surface, Broadsheet wonders what Oprah is thinking.
    By Hillary Frey January 24, 2006

  • The Fix

    Did Cruise put the kibosh on Katie's sex scene? More Frey fabrications? Plus: Bush on "Brokeback"!
    January 24, 2006

  • My friend Larry

    Larry King softballs author James Frey.
    By K.L. January 12, 2006

  • A million bogus fabrications

    Will James Frey's fans forgive him for making up parts of his bestselling memoir?
    By Laura Miller January 10, 2006

  • What will Oprah do?

    Broadsheet wants to know: since James Frey fabricated parts of his bestselling memoir, "A Million Little Pieces," what will his biggest fan do?
    By Hillary Frey January 9, 2006

  • Oprah's book flub

    Her latest pick -- James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces" -- is bad news for her viewers and her show.
    By Hillary Frey October 11, 2005

  • The sound bite and the fury

    Literary bad boy James Frey says Dave Eggers can eat his dust. His self-promotion is tiresome, but his addiction memoir, "A Million Little Pieces," shows he has the right stuff.
    By Louis Bayard April 19, 2003
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