Maybe it’s the spring, making us come over all lovey dovey, maybe it’s a spirit of forgiveness we’ve taken on ever since we totally and completely bottomed out last weekend (looooooong story, but suffice it to say we’re blogging today from a place called “Promises”), but maybe, possibly, could it be that we are ready to forgive James Frey? What on Earth for! We cannot explain it, but next thing we knew, we were standing in Target, actually considering a purchase of Bright Shiny Morning, Frey’s debut novel — yes, that’s novel — and, and, what the hell is wrong with us? Well, you really wanna know? I think, honestly, it’s just hatred of Oprah. We’d already felt that way for a long time, but after reading this Vanity Fair profile — which doesn’t really set out to do Frey so many favors as it does to slam Ms. Winfrey — I don’t know, he just didn’t seem like a bad guy. I can’t explain it. I’ll tell ya one thing, though: This Promises place? Doin’ me wonders. I feel GREAT. Oh! But anyway: Frey’s gonna be at the Free Library on May 27. One day at a time. You know how it is.
VanityFair: James Frey’s Morning After
FreeLibrary: All Of History Is A Lie Anyway, Right?

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 at 12:00 pm.