Janice Harayda
Oct 30, 2024

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That's an excellent point. The bleeding goes in the opposite direction, too. I've suspected that more than one memoir is fictionalized in a way the author hasn't acknowledged.

Thanks so much for raising an issue that deserves a separate article, which I may write someday.

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Janice Harayda
Janice Harayda

Written by Janice Harayda

Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.

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