While Gawker merely reports rumor, I decided to make some calls. According to a decidedly nervous Tara Cook, who is Jonathan Burnham’s assistant, Harper can neither confirm nor deny that Harper purchased a new James Frey short story collection for $1 million. I have also left a message for Tina Andreadis. If I get anything substantive, I will let you know.
[UPDATE: Confirmed by Jeffrey Trachtenberg. Press release here. And, yes, Gawker, you are vindicated — somewhat.]
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All right, that does it, I’m totally faking my memoir.
Please do a google on John Dolan, who writes for the Exile, and read what he has to say about Mr. Frey before you decide to give this colossal douche another chance.
Has the $1 mill figure been verified yet?
Carrie: No party involved in this has confirmed the $1M figure. But I will look into this.
And what’s wrong with mongering rumors? In that vein, a few months ago I heard that Frey was back to “social drinking.”