Cheryl Kaye Tardif's Blog – March 2008 Archive (1)

Memoir Fraud Revealed Yet Again!

When you buy a book, you generally know if it is fact or fiction. In fact, lying about factual book content is a crime. So why do some authors insist on trying to skirt the law with fictitious claims? Over the past 60 years, thousands of authors have claimed to have led fascinating lives and have bared all in gritty, nonfiction memoirs. Yet, some have outright lied.



Who can forget the James Frey scandal that resulted in a public admonishment from Oprah Winfrey?



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Added by Cheryl Kaye Tardif on March 11, 2008 at 1:06pm — No Comments

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