James Frey
James Frey is an American author of YA sci-fi/fantasy and general fiction. He writes under the collaborative pseudonym of Pittacus Lore alongside Jobie Hughes , writing the Lorien Legacies series together. Frey struggled with addictions, which became a basis of his memoirs A Million Little Lies: Exposing James Frey’s Fiction Addiction . The memoirs made waves when it was discovered that many of the details were fabricated or embellished, such as injuries and jailtime. During the controversy, Oprah Winfrey confronted him on her show.