Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:10:17 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <wsfalist at keithlynch.net>, <wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [WSFA] James Frey skewered....
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from Shelf Awareness:

Here is a release we have to run in its truthy entirety:

James Pinocchio wakes up in the back of a New York City taxi with a
combination lock piercing his left ear and no idea how it got there, or
what the combination is. The following day, his wealthy parents decide
to put an end to his drinking and dancing, and they send him off to
Sleepy Hollow, the famous rehab facility in Upstate New York, where he
meets all sorts of Fascinating Characters, one more Unbelievable and
Amazing than the next.

As Mr. Pinocchio describes the experience in his harrowing new memoir,
A Million Little Lies (ReganBooks, March 28, 2006; $14.95; Trade
Paperback Original), his new-found, Larger Than Life Friends challenge
him to confront his Deepest, Darkest Fears, taking him to the to the
very edges of despair. "Mr. Pinocchio's story, which he co-wrote with
best-selling ghostwriter, screenwriter, and studmuffin Pablo F. Fenjves,
stretches credibility to the breaking point, but the unbelievable pain,
the dirty sex, and the endless amounts of girlish crying make it all
worthwhile--and eventually lead to Redemption and Healing (though not
for Mr. Pinocchio)," says Judith Regan, CEO, ReganMedia.

Here's what the critics have already said about A Million Little Lies,
one of the most heartfelt and inspiring true stories in recent years:

"I cried like a little girl."--Larry M., age 6, Bozeman, Montana

"I know James Pinocchio, and I know his brother, Geppetto Jr., and I
can't say I care for either of them.--John B., Sewickley, Pennsylvania

"The best and only book I've ever read."--Hugo C., Caracas, Venezuela

"I am proud to be an Italian."--Gemma G., Honolulu, Hawaii

"Anyone who has ever had a bad Pinot Noir will relate to this
heart-wrenching story."--Pedro C., New York City

A Million Little Lies is the first book bought by Acquisitions Editor,
Michael Broussard, formerly an agent at Dupree/Miller and Associates.
Says Broussard, "Since I come from the world of agenting, I certainly
know a million little lies."  .