Memoir controversies Memoir controversies. Controversial can equal bestseller, but not all controversy is good for sales. In the latest fallout, author of “Three Cups of Tea,” Greg Mortenson, whose bestselling memoir has been called into question. Mortenson, who defends his book, has been sued by residents in his hometown. We review other memoirs where facts turned out to be fiction. ‘A Million Little Pieces’ This famous book club made James Frey’s addiction memoir, “A Million Little Pieces”, a bestseller. However, this on-air confrontation occurred after this site proved his account more fiction than fact. ‘The Angel at the Fence’ This media queen had called it the “best love story,” but Herman Rosenblat’s Holocaust memoir rang false on how he really met his wife at a concentration camp. Its publication was cancelled. A Holocaust historian first renounced the book. ‘Love and Consequences’ Using a pen name isn’t unusual, but this American writer also claimed to be a Native America...