Books

Updike’s ‘Terrorist’ a Bomb, Says New York Times

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2006 The legendary author's newest work focuses on a likable 18-year-old would-be suicide bomber The N Times and, to a lesser extent, the Washington Post pan the book . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Young Vietnamese Doctor’s Diary Becomes Bestseller

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2006 The author, a 27-year-old woman who was killed in 1970, wrote of "love, loneliness and death on the Ho Chi Minh Trail." It has become an Anne Frank-like sensation in Vietnam. The universal nature of her themes is an incredible reminder of the folly of war and of demonizing our enemies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Publisher Cancels Book Deal With Harvard Plagiarist

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2006 In the wake of even more plagiarism allegations against the Ivy League sophomore, publisher Little, Brown and Co. has canceled her $500,000 two-book deal and permanently pulled copies of her book from store shelves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Harvard Student’s Book Pulled From Shelves

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 The Ivy League sophomore, who got a $500,000 two-book deal, admitted borrowing material from two other books. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lawyer’s Anti-Bush Book Takes Amazon’s Top Spot

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 Constitutional lawyer and blogger Glenn Greenwald's book "How Would a Patriot Act" has hit No. 1 on the online retailers' list. Greenwald attacks the president for abusing the Constitution and setting himself up as a monarch. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Conversation With Chris Abani – An Interview With the PEN Award-Winning Author

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2006 Truthdig Publisher Zuade Kaufman sits down with Chris Abani, the author of "GraceLand," at his home in Los Angeles to talk about his most recent work, "Becoming Abigail," a novella about a teenage Nigerian girl brought to London and forced into prostitution by relatives. Dig deeper

Sales of Frey Memoir Unhurt by Fabrications

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 Surprised? Hey, Paris Hilton went from B-list to the cover of Vogue after her sex video made the rounds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frey Publisher Axes Book Deal

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2006 The Fabricating Fabulist loses out on a reported seven-figure deal with Riverhead Books because of the fallout from the scandal surrounding "A Million Little Pieces." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frey’s Note Both Accepts and Ducks Blame

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2006 The "Million Little Pieces" memoirist appears to apologize in an author's note But he still tries to push that "subjective truth" crap Hey James, feelings are subjective; thoughts are subjective; calling a two-hour stay in jail "three months" is objectively BSstory / Frey's note or publisher's note (both pdf files)Also, Warner Bros may back out of the film version | story . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Frey Won’t Pen Memoir About Faking His Memoir

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2006 Fabulist James Frey says on an unaired segment of Oprah that he won't seek to cash in on his lies. | storyWe applaud his promise. In the meantime, should we be surprised if his new book, "My Friend Leonard," turns out to be ridden with mere "essential truths"?Also, see a clip of Frey's Oprah appearance: video (Internet Explorer req'd) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oprah Turns on Frey

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2006 In a radical reversal, the talk show host drops her loyalty to Frey on live television and says he "betrayed millions of readers." During an interview the author admits fictions and confesses that he "made a mistake." | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Frey’s Rehab Chums Can’t Confirm Book Details

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2006 Two real-life characters from James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces" can't corroborate details about stories in his disputed memoir | story Hey, if you can't trust a drug addict. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )