Readers granted refund for author's book lies

Around 1,700 people have asked to be reimbursed for buying James Frey’s largely fabricated best-selling memoir, A Million Little Pieces, a lawyer said, as a New York judge approved a settlement with disgruntled readers.

US District Judge Richard Holwell said the settlement was “most fair, adequate and reasonable”. It offered a refund to anyone who bought the book before Frey’s lies were acknowledged.