Every day we see more and more examples of the perfidy of the media. Undisclosed payoffs, unchecked facts, books sold as memoirs that turn out to be fiction. It was inevitable that the stain would spread to that once-sacred ground known as the dog book. Via the email list of the Dog Writers Association of America:
In light of the scandal enveloping bestselling author James Frey, who now admits his purportedly nonfiction memoir "A Million Little Pieces" is riddled with fabrications and exaggerations, the online accuracy watchdog SmokingCanine.com has launched an investigation into another memoir currently topping best-seller lists. We now bring you this shocking expose:
PHILADELPHIA - Credible evidence has surfaced that Inquirer columnist John Grogan might have greatly exaggerated the badness of his now-infamous Labrador retriever Marley.
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