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Frey offers note to readers, gets sued

James Frey, the author who has been under attack for fictionalizing his memoir, A Million Little Pieces, posts a note to readers (PDF file) on his publisher’s web site. This come after a class action lawsuit is brought against him in federal court in Seattle alleging breach of contract, unjust enrichment, negligent misrepresentation, deceit and […]

Tim February 1st, 2006 | Tags: | Category: A Reading Life | Comments are closed | |

Clarke nominations

The 2006 shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, given annually “to the best science fiction novel which received its first British publication during the previous calendar year,” was announced this week. The nominees are:

Accelerando, Charles Stross Air, Geoff Ryman Banner of Souls, Liz Williams Learning the World, Ken MacLeod Never Let Me Go, […]

Tim February 1st, 2006 | Tags: , | Category: A Reading Life | Comments are closed | |

Alito assigned 8th Circuit

An order entered by the U.S. Supreme Court today assigned new Justice Samuel Alito to the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. (Via How Appealing). South Dakota is one of the seven states within the 8th Circuit. The assignment basically means Alito will be the justice who acts on applications that arise from the circuit, […]

Tim February 1st, 2006 | Tags: , | Category: Law | Comments are closed | |
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