james frey

James Christopher Frey (born September 12, 1969) is an American writer and Founder/CEO of Full Fathom Five, a transmedia production company responsible for the New York Times bestselling Young Adult series "The Lorien Legacies", the first book of which I Am Number Four (2010) was made into a hit feature film by DreamWorks Studios. His books A Million Little Pieces (2003) and My Friend Leonard (2005), and Bright Shiny Morning (2008), were worldwide bestsellers. He was the subject of a scandal when investigators discovered that certain elements were exaggerated in A Million Little Pieces, a memoir of the author's struggle with and recovery from addiction.…more