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The first review that the New York Times wrote of fabricating memoirist James Frey's new novel, Bright Shiny Morning, was gushy to the point that it was written in the style of his novel. (It ran in the Arts section and was written by Janet Maslin.) But the NYT's Book Review takes it on this week—this time, the results are the literary equivalent of dropping a piano on an author's head.

Wellington Leg: Even the electronic version of the New York Times lands harder than its rivals with all the implied gravitas of a message from headquarters. All the news that is fit to print is a better slogan than most.

Particularly brutal reviews are an art form in themselves, and this review of James Frey's new book is a delightful contemporary example. The book Frey wrote is no doubt shit, but this review is not to be missed.  I only wish we'd see more of this in book reviewing.

Note to self: self, if you're ever in the position of talking to Powell's Bookstore about your new book, do not start the interview by saying something so utterly stupid that it becomes impossible for anyone to take anything you say seriously (even if you manage to say something that isn't banal).

What else left is there to say about James Frey? He lied to Oprah, fabricated his way into America’s homes and hands, lost the trust of his publisher, and turned it all around into another book deal that produced a fiction manuscript critics actually like.

Death by Oprah June 7th, 2008 ·

Pulling away from the pack Posted in Charlie, Phillies with tags Big Thompson Canyon, bunts, Charlie Manuel, chokecherry jelly, hustle, James Frey, Jimmy Rollins, Pat Burrell, Ryan Howard, storytelling, The Tao of Charlie, wiffle ball, Wyoming on June 6, 2008 by jrfinger One of the best parts about writing about sports is listening to people talk about, well… um… sports.

I just finished reading James Frey's A Million Little Pieces. I'm not sure if you remember this book, but it stirred up quite a bit of controversy back in its day. The book sailed to the top of all sorts of bestseller lists and nabbed a coveted spot in Oprah's Book Club.

New DolceGoldin Media Firm to Strategize for Denny Farrell, Emily Brill Emily Brill, strategizing.Photo: Patrick McMullanThis morning the Post and WWD report that a new alliance has coalesced from the clouds of the print-publicity limbo.

“News” today, from the Post or WWD, that former MSNBC editorial director Davidson Goldin, and sometime New York Sun columnist and former NY1 anchor, is advising author James Frey on his media strategy won’t be a surprise to Jossip’s readers; we were the first to report the news back in February.