A guy lies about his book being nonfiction, ticks off Oprah, becomes the poster boy for literary scandal, and is considered a disgrace by most of the publishing and reading world. So, naturally, he gets a new book deal:

James Frey’s BRIGHT SHINY MORNING, to Jonathan Burnham at Harper, for publication in summer 2008, by Eric Simonoff at Janklow & Nesbit (NA).

The Wall Street Journal describes the book like this:

The new book is set in contemporary Los Angeles and tracks the lives of various characters from different backgrounds. These include a male movie star, a Mexican maid, and a homeless man from Venice Beach. Mr. Frey has lived in Southern California and worked as a screenwriter.

There’s an interesting lesson about morality in there somewhere.

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