Wives, Wheels, Weapons

by James Frey, Terry Richardson

Wives, Wheels, Weapons excerpts three stories from Bright Shiny Morning and pairs them with photographer Terry Richardson's provocative photographs. In the book, each artist tells a story titled "Wives", "Wheels", and "Weapons'. Frey tells his tale in words, Richardson presents three photo-essays loosely based on Frey's writing, creating a titillating encounter between literature and art. A limited edition of 1000 copies, this book features a dust jacket design by artist Richard Prince.

104 pages, Hardcover

Published May 30, 2008

About the author

James Christopher Frey is an American writer and businessman. His first two books, A Million Little Pieces (2003) and My Friend Leonard (2005), were bestsellers marketed as memoirs. Large parts of the stories were later found to be exaggerated or fabricated, sparking a media controversy. His 2008 novel Bright Shiny Morning was also a bestseller.
Frey is the founder and CEO of Full Fathom Five. A transmedia production company, FFF is responsible for the young adult adventure/science fiction series The Lorien Legacies of seven books written by Frey and others, under the collective pen name Pittacus Lore. Frey's first book of the series, I Am Number Four (2010), was made into a feature film by DreamWorks Pictures. He is also the CEO of NYXL, an esports organization based in New York.

Reviews

[Raina]

I didn't like this nearly as much as A Million Little Pieces or My Friend Leonard. It was written in his unusual style which I enjoyed, but it was strange to read sort of a tell-all filled with stories mostly, but not entirely, of celebrities that you know with the names changed to protect him from libel lawsuits. The rest of it was just an odd collection of facts that make you want to avoid L.A. for the rest of your life.

[T.tara Turk-Haynes]

This is a definitive real book about the real Los Angeles and not that Hollywood plastic. I love how he moves between classes, races and genders. It's just such a well written, informative and entertaining book.