Lawyers are ubiquitous, right? Not so in Frey’s case. (I know, I know, I’m still writing about this. Forgive me!) It seems everyone wants to place blame on Sean McDonald or Nan Talese or James Frey. And while all of them are somewhat to blame, I suppose, the publishing house’s in-house lawyer should be the one focused on, don’t you think?

What about the laywer?? Prior to Pen on Fire being published, I had a long talk with Harcourt’s lawyer. My book was being vetted–a writing book!

Didn’t Frey’s book go through a thorough vetting? So easy to place blame after the fact, isn’t it?

Frey’s editor wouldn’t have been the one to ask all those questions. This is what lawyer’s do–they ask those legal questions. Or should.

Just my humble three cents.