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Author James Frey Signs With Range Media Partners

By Denise Petski

James Frey
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EXCLUSIVE: Bestselling author James Frey has signed with Range Media Partners for representation.

Billed as “America’s Most Notorious Author” by Time magazine, the “Bad Boy of American Letters” by The New York Times, and “America’s Most Important Writer” by Esquire, Frey has written multiple global bestsellers, including A Million Little PiecesBright Shiny Morning, and The Final Testament of the Holy Bible. He has sold more than 30 million books and is published in 42 languages.  

Frey penned the screenplays for 1998’s Kissing A Fool and Sugar: The Fall of the West, which he also directed. His other film or television work includes 2019’s I Am Number Four (based on his YA sci-fi novel written under the pen name Pitticus Lore) for DreamWorks. He executive produced CBS’ American Gothicdrama series and co-wrote 2019’s crime drama Queen and Slim, on which he also served as a producer. He’s currently adapting his forthcoming novel, Next To Heaven, into a television series for Department M. The novel, billed as “a satirical thrill ride through the dark heart of privilege,” will be published by Authors Equity and distributed by Simon & Schuster on June 17. 

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