Sep 16 Local News Mortenson Declines Grawemeyer Award Amid allegations that he falsified parts of his best-selling books “Three Cups of Tea” and “Stones Into Schools,” author Greg Mortenson has turned down the University of Louisville’s Grawemeyer Award in Education. Discrepancies between reality and Mortenson’s written accounts of travels in Afghanistan and Pakistan were outlined in a 60 Minutes report in April. The report also […] By Gabe Bullard Sep 16 Local News Mortenson Declines Grawemeyer Award Gabe Bullard
May 6 Local News Mortenson Sued For Fraud, Racketeering In a class action lawsuit filed today, multiple plaintiffs are suing author Greg Mortenson for damages that include a donation made and compensation for the purchase price of his book “Three Cups of Tea”. The lawsuit cites fraud and racketeering for his alleged fabrication of details in the book. The plaintiffs claim that they would […] By Dalton Main May 6 Local News Mortenson Sued For Fraud, Racketeering Dalton Main
Apr 28 Local News Erik Reece on Creative Nonfiction and Storytelling The University of Louisville’s announcement that author Greg Mortenson would receive the Grawemeyer Award for education came only days before 60 Minutes aired a story questioning some of the accounts Mortenson made in his book Three Cups of Tea about his experiences exploring and building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It’s the latest controversy surrounding […] By Graham Shelby Apr 28 Local News Erik Reece on Creative Nonfiction and Storytelling Graham Shelby
Apr 28 Local News More Inaccuracies Found in Mortenson’s Accounts New complaints have been raised against Greg Mortenson’s book “Three Cups of Tea”. Outside Online, the magazine which had previously published Mortenson’s self-defense interview, is now calling into question his climbing record in the Himalayas as well as the possibility that he accidentally wandered into the village Korphe on his way down from K-2. Mortenson’s book […] By Dalton Main Apr 28 Local News More Inaccuracies Found in Mortenson’s Accounts Dalton Main
Apr 19 Local News “Three Cups of Tea” Publisher to Review Book’s Contents The publisher of Greg Mortenson’s “Three Cups of Tea” has announced plans to investigate the book and its contents. The University of Louisville has said it will withhold any judgment regarding the author’s Grawemeyer Award until allegations are clarified. In an interview with Outside Magazine over the weekend, the author admitted to ‘discrepancies’ in the […] By Dalton Main Apr 19 Local News “Three Cups of Tea” Publisher to Review Book’s Contents Dalton Main
Apr 18 Local News U of L Officials Waiting for More Information on Grawemeyer Award Winner The University of Louisville has not made a decision regarding author and philanthropist Greg Mortenson’s Grawmeyer Award and is waiting to see how the situation unfolds. A story produced by 60 Minutes on Sunday alleged that some of the information in Mortenson’s books “Three Cups of Tea” and “Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, […] By Dalton Main Apr 18 Local News U of L Officials Waiting for More Information on Grawemeyer Award Winner Dalton Main