James Frey
American writer
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- Momentum6.4
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Born 1969 · age 57United States
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Updated 2026-08-06
James Christopher Frey is an American writer and businessman. His first two books, A Million Little Pieces (2003) and My Friend Leonard (2005), were bestsellers marketed as memoirs. Large parts of the books were later found to be exaggerated or fabricated, sparking a media controversy. His 2008 novel Bright Shiny Morning was similarly a bestseller.
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Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
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