The Comeback Kid

You remember James Frey, right? The guy who wrote a “memoir” about his drug addiction? And sold five million copies? And was praised and lauded by Oprah? Of course, Winfrey — and others — took it all back when it was discovered that Frey faked a lot of the details in A Million Little Pieces.

His then-publisher, Random House, offered to buy back books from any reader who felt cheated. Less than 2000 copies were returned.

Frey has returned to the literary scene, and with a work that is admittedly fiction. And two weeks after the launch of Bright Shiny Morning, the title is already on The New York Times bestseller list.

The story of Frey’s climb back to the top is fascinating. You can read more about it at The Independent.