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James Frey Because, apparently, they do.

From GalleyCat:

James Frey Sells Novel to HarperCollins
“The press release went out just before 5:30: James Frey has sold a novel called BRIGHT SHINY MORNING to HarperCollins, with publisher Jonathan Burnham sealing the deal.”

I’m curious to see how the book-buying public responds when it’s released next summer. Will we remember Oprah? Will we care about that he made up a bunch of shit, passed it off as true, and then pocketed a dump truck full of cash? Or have we moved on?

I’d like to know what you think. Leave a comment and let’s bat this one around a little.

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I read this morning that NBC fired a producer for plagiarism:

The script said that trainer Michael Matz “ran into the fire to save the lives of three children.” The narrator paused dramatically and said, “ran into the fire.”

The pause and last line echoed one delivered by Martin Sheen, who plays the president on “The West Wing,” in a scene in the NBC series’ fourth season.

As a writer, I’ve been keeping my eye on the scandals in the publishing world with interest. From James Frey’s spinning of life events from whole cloth to the latest round of upheaval … Kaavya Viswanathan’s thievery from a couple of beloved books from her childhood.

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