This December, James undertook an internship at Gawker to, quote unquote, ‘pad out his CV’. Frey spent most his time answering questions on the Gawker blog and drew a startling amount of attention: fans and those generally intrigued about him and his writing came out in full force to grill the celebrated author. The questions are certainly varied although it is James’ answers which make the conversations so highly entertaining.

Some of the questions were sensible:

Q: “What are you reading right now? I just finished a book like ten minutes ago and am in need of something new. You’re awesome and one of my favorite living authors, btw

James: “Thanks. Reading 2666, by Roberto Bolano. It’s pretty amazing.”

Some were a little more comedic:

Q: “Could you not sleep last night knowing that you were going to intern for Gawker today or was it just like whatever, I intern all the time?”

James: “It was a sleepless night. Spent a few hours choosing my outfit, a few more doing my hair and beard.”

And some were just plain weird:

Q: “You look like you’re from the Bible. What’s your favorite part? Don’t say “all of it.”
Yours in Christ,
Lornetta Churchypants”

James: “My favorite part is when the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are riding around. I want to follow them and see what kind they shit they stir up”

But my personal favourite:

Q: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go through an entire day speaking like David Caruso on CSI Miami?

James: “I do it every day. That fucker stole that style from me.”

From the conversations between Frey and his fellow workers it seems that all equally had a fantastic time with the internship. Although, let’s hope he doesn’t give up the day job quite yet.