Somewhat embarrassingly, I’d never read anything by James Frey before. I’ve worked in bookselling since I was 17 (I’m now 27), and his books had somehow just passed me by. When the publishers came in to pitch Bright Shiny Morning right back at the beginning of the year, they showed us a cover image and [...]

This month sees the unveiling of ‘Public Stoning’, a painting by Ed Ruscha comissioned by none other than James Frey to commemorate his run-in with Oprah. See it here.

It may seem a little old-hat, but still, everyone loves a bookmark… the only drawback is that they are pretty small – we only had 190 x 60 mm to play with and quite a lot to say… We wanted to put across a strong message to potential Frey readers – to make them see [...]

Hello, I’d like to share my James Frey experience with you all… My housemate works for a publishing company. This means 5 nights out of 7 she returns from work describing the latest exciting plot line or unexpected twist from her favourite up and coming book… I do try and listen but the information just [...]

University ended. Unlike many students, at least I had the good fortune of knowing exactly what I wanted to do: publishing. So I got down to it and sent my CV to the major players in publishing and waited with bated breath, for three weeks. Three long weeks. Hurrah! John Murray, my saviour, replied. I [...]

As James Frey’s primary publishers have been in America, they do the editing on the books. Although James is always very accommodating to any of the few suggestions I make – few because that unique prose style, which looks simple, is incredibly finely wrought, and as soon as you remove or tinker with a word, [...]

When we first started out with this website, one of the things we wanted most was to have James Frey talking about his new book; what it was like to write ‘A Million Little Pieces’ and, unashamedly, his run-in with Oprah. Similarly, when I attended a readers’ discussion group about James Frey (more on this [...]

If you’re a fan of James Frey you might be interested to know a bit more about how his new book is being published. My colleagues and I at John Murray – James’ UK publishers, are going to blog about the creative processes involved and the different stages in the life of the book. I’m [...]

Everyone’s talking about Bright Shiny Morning at Waterstone’s Bookclub.

“Bright Shiny Morning reads quickly, has great dialogue and some expertly placed dramatic moments, and teaches you more about L.A than you ever knew” – Washington Post “(James Frey) became a furiously good storyteller … He stepped up to the plate and hit one out of the park” – Janet Maslin, New York Times “If, [...]