James Frey, whose addiction memoir "A Million Little Pieces" turned out to be largely fabricated, is writing a novel.
"Bright Shiny Morning," described by the publisher as a portrait of modern Los Angeles, will be released in summer 2008 by HarperCollins.
According to the Associated Press:
A HarperCollins publicist said there would be no comment from Frey, whose career was seemingly finished a year ago after allegations emerged that he had embellished, or entirely invented, substantial portions of “A Million Little Pieces.”Oprah Winfrey, who had picked the memoir for her book club, later angrily turned against the author, chewing him out on her television program. Frey’s agent dropped him, as did Penguin Group USA, which had negotiated a seven-figure contract with him. The publisher of “A Million Little Pieces,” Doubleday, ended up offering refunds to customers who felt they had been duped.
But readers had not given up on him. Into 2007, “A Million Little Pieces” has continued to sell at least 1,000 copies a week, according to Nielsen BookScan, which tracks industry sales.
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