Topic: A Million Little Pieces

5 famous plagiarism and fraud scandals in the book world

As the author of a novel about Edgar Allan Poe's wife faces controversy, here are five plagiarism and fraud cases that shook the literary community.

What Oprah has done for books

Her impact on the book world was called the "Oprah Effect" for good reason – everything she touched became publishing gold.

Public apologies come easier these days. Forgiveness doesn't.

Public figures from Arnold Schwarzenegger to LeBron James to Newt Gingrich to Oprah are apologizing. So many mea culpas create an opportunity to better define forgiveness.

James Frey and Oprah to meet again

Will James Frey shock or annoy readers with his blasphemous retelling of Christianity’s greatest story?

'Three Cups of Tea': Is the publishing industry to blame for fabricated memoirs?

“In the age of Oprah and celebrity reality television ... everyone wants to be a spokesperson for some horrible incident or ... tragedy," says one book agent of the "Three Cups of Tea" controversy.

James Frey rewrites Jesus, irks the literary community

James Frey, once accused of fabricating a memoir, is back for more controversy with a revisionist history of Jesus.

What will you learn from Kitty Kelley's new Oprah biography?

Excerpts of Kitty Kelley's new biography of Oprah Winfrey are leaking out but some complain that there are few real revelations.

Memoir: A History

What is a memoir – and when and why did we go so crazy for the genre?

Yet another bestselling memoir raises doubts

Sad ending to a memoir

Memoirs: whose truth – and does it matter?

Two years after the James Frey scandal, a still-roiled genre thrives.

Memoirs: whose truth – and does it matter?

Two years after the James Frey scandal, a still-roiled genre thrives.

Lies and consequences

Another memoir hoax packs a punch that hits at more than just the world of letters.