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A Million Little Pieces Author James Frey Opens Up About Oprah Winfrey Controversy: ‘Brutal Hypocrisy’

In 2006 Winfrey called out the author when she learned that his memoir, which she chose for Oprah’s Book Club, was partly fabricated

By Carly Tagen-Die

James Frey and Oprah Winfrey. Credit : Steve Granitz/WireImage; Stewart Cook/Getty for Warner Bros.

James Frey is speaking out about his infamous publishing controversy.

In an interview with The New York Times published on June 8, the author looked back on the publication of his 2003 book A Million Little Pieces. Originally marketed as a memoir, the book detailed the author’s experience with drug and alcohol addiction, as well as his subsequent rehabilitation. Oprah Winfrey chose the memoir for her book club in 2005, and it soon became a bestseller.

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