GQ: James Frey Fights Back Again

from GQ UK James Frey fights back again  By Stuart McGurk “It’s always been my ambıtion to wrıte the most influential, most widely read, most controversial books of all time…” As the above statement to GQ illustrates, James Frey is, by any...

The Holy Grail Of Book Publishing

from The Guardian The phrase every publisher craves: word-of-mouth success JK Rowling, Dan Brown and Lynne Truss have all sold millions with word-of-mouth successes, but what is their secret? Robert McCrum / The Observer  Malcolm Gladwell’s success was aided by his...

An American Demon

from Quimby’s Monstrous Achievement : Jack Grisham Reads From His New Memoir An American Demon 5/14 An American Demon is Jack Grisham’s story of depravity and redemption, terror and spiritual deliverance. While Grisham is best known as the raucous and...

Mark Lawson hails James Frey’s new Messiah

from The Guardian The Final Testament of the Holy Bible by James Frey – review Mark Lawson hails James Frey’s new Messiah Mark Lawson / Saturday 9 April 2011 Christian worshippers recite the Nicene Creed, which includes the promise that Jesus Christ will...

Don’t Panic

from Dazed Digital JAMES FREY: THE FINAL TESTAMENT OF THE HOLY BIBLE The controversial new book by the American author takes on religion in all forms and questions how people base their opinions and beliefs TEXT BY FLORA YIN-WONG As seen in this film by Don’t...

JT: Sojourner Of The Mystical Realm

from The Japan Times Sojourner of the mystical realm By STEVE FINBOW THE PASSING SUMMERS, The Japanese Mystique: Charm and Consequence, by Ivy C. Machida. Printed Matter Press, 2010, 280 pp., $20 (paper) The 21st century has seen a proliferation of memoirs entering...