Jonah Lehrer
What Jonah Lehrer Can Do With His $20K
I felt my blood pressure skyrocket this morning when I learned that nonfiction wunderkind-turned-pariah Jonah Lehrer was given $20,000 for a mea culpa sermon at the Knight Foundation’s Media Learning Seminar, addressing the Bob Dylan quote-fabrication scandal in which he was embroiled last year. My sister-in-law — a fellow freelance journalist who sent me the news with the note “Makes my blood pressure rise” — had the exact same response. I didn’t stew listlessly after reading the article, however. I took out my calculator and went to work.
Jonah Lehrer's $20K Mea Culpa
Jonah Lehrer says he’s sorry for the Bob Dylan plagiarism scandal that got him fired from the New Yorker. He also pocketed a cool $20,000 for his troubles.
The Top 10 Jewish Literary Scandals
The controversial works of authors Maurice Herzog and Binjamin Wilkomirski are not the only cases of Jewish writers or subjects that have faced scrutiny for allegedly embellished projects. From inflated Holocaust tales to fake autobiographies, Jewish authors and subjects have been at the center of some of the most heated literary debates.
Jonah Lehrer Quits Over Fake Dylan Quotes
Jonah Lehrer, a staff writer for The New Yorker, resigned hours after Tablet Magazine published an article revealing that he had fabricated Bob Dylan quotes in a recent book.
Don't Feel Bad, Jonah Lehrer. Dylan Lied Too.
The verdict is in on Jonah Lehrer, the New Yorker writer who made up Bob Dylan quotes. If it makes him feel better, Dylan isn’t the greatest advocate for truth, either.