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Oprah Winfrey interviews James Frey
Nan Talese, publisher of James Frey's fabricated memoir A Million Little Pieces, questioned Oprah, who Talese says "flayed" Frey on her show in 2006. "It was like being i the Roman circus," said Talese, who still defends publishing the book.