Newsmakers | Refunds to come for 'Million Little Pieces'

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, September, 2006 | by Dianna Marder

James Frey, who admitted that his best-selling, Oprah-endorsed memoir, A Million Little Pieces, was largely fabricated, and his publisher Random House will give refunds to readers, the New York Times reported yesterday. The agreement, which still must be approved by a judge, settles a lawsuit brought by readers who said they were defrauded because the book should have been labeled fiction.

Released in April 2003, the book was selected in September 2005 by Oprah Winfrey for her on-air book club and quickly became the No. 1 nonfiction paperback on the New York Times best-seller list for 15 weeks. Oprah later publicly rebuked Frey. Full refunds will go to readers who bought Frey's story of addiction and recovery on or before Jan. 26, the day he and the publisher acknowledged...