Topic: A Million Little Pieces

10 most controversial authors (in recent memory)

These writers have all sold plenty of books – and taken quite a lot of flak.

How Jonah Lehrer was caught inventing Bob Dylan quotes

Jonah Lehrer resigned from The New Yorker after Tablet Magazine discovered Lehrer had fabricated quotes by Bob Dylan in Lehrer's latest book "Imagine: How Creativity Works."

5 famous plagiarism and fraud scandals in the book world

Everyone has Google on his or her computer these days – and that includes publishers. So why, in this day and age, would any author dare to plagiarize from the work of another? Nevertheless, the accusations continue to fly. Currently, Lenore Hart, author of "The Raven's Bride" is the latest on the hot seat, defending herself against charges that she plagiarized from another novel about Edgar Allan Poe's wife. Her publisher says she's innocent. While the outcome of the Hart incident is still to be determined, here are five high-profile cases in which an author was accused of plagiarism and fraud. Each – in its own way – rocked the book world in its time.

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.

The Monitor's View: 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.

The Monitor's View: Lies and consequences

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