Lonely Planet rejects author's claim he made up parts of books, as writer backtracks
Submitted by kingrat on Tue, 2008-04-15 02:01.Lonely Planet said Monday it stands by the accuracy of its travel guides following news reports that one of its authors claimed he plagiarized and invented sections of the books. But author Thomas Kohnstamm later told The Associated Press that his remarks to the Australian newspapers were "taken out of context."
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This is a weird take on the fake memoir thing. An author is quoted as saying he faked the stuff he wrote for a Lonely Planet travel guide, but LP says it isn't inaccurate.
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I think they're making a mountain out of a molehill, as they are always so fond of doing. Sounds very much like they are deliberately misconstruing his comments. Possibly not, mind, but I wouldn't be at all surprised. Maybe it's a slow dirt week.
There is no thief like a bad book
--Italian Proverb