Tag Archives: James Frey

Memoir? Really?

Posted on December 11, 2008 by sheila

I saw James Frey’s Million Little Pieces a couple months ago on a table at Barnes & Noble labeled “Memoirs”. Memoirs? But … wasn’t that what that whole brou-haha was about, Barnes & Noble? Shouldn’t it be under “fiction”??

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James Frey Redux

Posted on September 23, 2008 by sheila

My cousin Mike and I re-enacted the James Frey-Oprah standoff for Mitchell and my cousin Matt. Me as Oprah: “Was the dentist scene real?” Mike as James Frey: “Well, you know, there were some parts of it that were …. … Continue reading →

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The Books: “The Things They Carried’ (Tim O’Brien)

Posted on April 24, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien. Fiction? Journalism? Reportage? Memoir? Do we really care? I don’t. But lots of people seem to reallllllly care about those labels. As we have seen time and time … Continue reading →

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Things experienced so far in LA – part 20

Posted on January 27, 2006 by sheila

— Family is so important to me. It’s everything. I drove off yesterday afternoon to go to my cousin Mike’s house. There was going to be a big gathering. My cousin Kerry is in town for pilot season – my … Continue reading →

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Neal Pollack Comes Out

Posted on January 10, 2006 by sheila

and … in the spirit of the brou-haha surrounding JT Leroy and also James Frey now apparently … tells the truth about who he is. I killed all those children while addicted to crack, and weed, and heroin. That was … Continue reading →

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