Return of the Brainless Hussies

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2006 Salon writer Rebecca Traister examines why today's most prominent young female role models seem to be "jiggly video stars, boobie-flashing twits, half-clad clotheshorses and label-whoring anorexics." (Reg. or advert. req'd.) Dig deeper ( 1 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 Tale Was Debunked By Rehab Staffer Months Before Oprah Show

Staff / Truthdig Jan 24, 2006 A former counselor at James Frey's rehab clinic told Oprah's producers three months before the show that the memoir was full of B.S. | storyEditor's note: We feel confident of both the "essential" and actual truths of the above item. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

With Friends Like Oprah, Who Needs Irony?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2006 Winfrey's next monthly selection is a Holocaust memoir. | story But her now-dubious stamp of approval is hardly a comfort. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Bestselling Fake True Story

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 Memoirist-fraud James Frey brings out the big gun on "Larry King Live." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Author’s Fabrications Spark Debate Over Memoirs

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2006 Nan Talese, the publisher of admitted embellisher James Frey, spars with her husband, author Gay Talese, over the issue of falsehoods in memoirs. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Smoking Gun’ Shoots Holes in Bestseller

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2006 James Frey's addiction memoir "A Million Little Pieces" is riddled with falsehoods, says muckraking website. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )