Our increased appetite for non-fiction is a crucial factor in both the inception of A Million Little Pieces and the subsequent persecution of James Frey - a persecution that seems particularly vicious when you consider that a man who is known to have manipulated the story of his own past is allowed to occupy the White House...
--Laura Barton, defending James Frey's honor in today's Guardian.
(via Bookslut.)
Posted by Dr. Frank at September 15, 2006 06:24 PM | TrackBackI am surprised that nothing was brought up in the interview about his lovely work in screenwriting.
Posted by: David at September 16, 2006 06:49 AMIt's all Bush's fault!
Posted by: JB at September 18, 2006 06:11 AMDo I understand her to be asserting that George W Bush did not in fact have a drinking problem which he has succesfully struggled to overcome? That would be the obvious Frey comparison.
Posted by: triticale at September 23, 2006 03:10 PM