Post by Okwes on Mar 7, 2008 14:00:10 GMT -5
Book recalled after 'Native' author exposed as fraud
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Riverhead Books is recalling all copies of “Love and Consequences," a
memoir about a half-Native girl who grew up amid gangs and violence in
Los Angeles, after its author was revealed to be a fraud.
Author Margaret B. Jones is really Margaret Seltzer, a 33-year-old
white woman who was raised by her biological family in an affluent
area of the city. She admitted to The New York Times that she
fabricated her claims of being a Native foster child in an African-
American family.
Jones' story unraveled after the Times published a glowing profile and
positive review of the book, which was due on shelves today. Jones'
biological sister recognized her photo and contacted the Riverhead
Books to tell them the truth.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Riverhead Books is recalling all copies of “Love and Consequences," a
memoir about a half-Native girl who grew up amid gangs and violence in
Los Angeles, after its author was revealed to be a fraud.
Author Margaret B. Jones is really Margaret Seltzer, a 33-year-old
white woman who was raised by her biological family in an affluent
area of the city. She admitted to The New York Times that she
fabricated her claims of being a Native foster child in an African-
American family.
Jones' story unraveled after the Times published a glowing profile and
positive review of the book, which was due on shelves today. Jones'
biological sister recognized her photo and contacted the Riverhead
Books to tell them the truth.