James Frey books (a million little pieces, my friend leonard)-are the
characters Lily and Leonard real? Any substantial facts to support
that? Which other characters are fabricated? Not worried about
events-just the characters.

He admitted on Oprah's live show, that Lilly was a real person. 
However, she didn't commit suicide by hanging.  She slit her wrists...
that's what he said.

He also said on the same show, that Leonard was real.  However the
time James Frey spent in jail was not anywhere near 3 months.  He was
incarcerated for several hours.

I know that- I have spent 14 hrs online myself-I am just wondering-
ANY SUBSTANTIAL FACTS???
I am not going to trust anything 

HE says...
I have been online 14 hrs myself..
Does ANYONE know???
FOR REAL-not just what oprah sAYS-do you really think i would pay 5
dollars for something i already KNOW???

sorry-just wanna know- not what HE said- but any substantial FACTS!!
Not what you heard on oprah or larry king live-not his Mom- I mean
SUBSTANTIAL facts- irresputable TRUTH-NOT LIES!!
Does ANYONE know- AND can they BACK IT UP???
I've already read the internet 5 times over- I am looking for FACTS!!!

Wintersun,

  With all due respect... How would anyone know already what you know?
The comment you received was just that, a comment. Notice how it is in
the comments section, and not the answer box?

The original analysis of Frey's book that prompted this controversy is
published on a well-known website called The Smoking Gun:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0104061jamesfrey1.html

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

Sorry. I mean like other people who can validate them, death records,
graves, etc. I HAVE done exhaustive research already on it, but who
really knows but him?? (james frey) And he's not talking or being
truthfull, imo.
Anyone at the half-way house/hazelton, leonards peeps, etc..

http://www.freakonomics.com/blog/2006/01/13/further-fact-checking-of-james-freys-memoirs/

Of vague interest.

Yeah, we need a serious private eye delving into this! Ha ha