"The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven," by Alex Malarkey and his father, Kevin Malarkey is a best-selling book, first published in 2010, purports to describe what Alex experienced while he lay in a coma after a car accident when he was 6 years old.
The coma lasted two months, and his injuries left him paralyzed, but the subsequent spiritual memoir – with its assuring description of "miracles, angels, and life beyond This World"– became part of a popular genre of "heavenly tourism."
Earlier this week, Alex recanted his testimony about the after-life. "I did not die. I did not go to Heaven. Please forgive the brevity, but because of my limitations I have to keep this short. I said I went to heaven because I thought it would get me attention.
"When I made the claims that I did, I had never read the Bible. People have profited from lies, and continue to. They should read the Bible, which is enough. The Bible is the only source of truth. Anything written by man cannot be infallible."
Tyndale released this statement: "We are saddened to learn that Alex Malarkey, co-author of 'The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven,' is now saying that he made up the story of dying and going to heaven. Given this information, we are taking the book out of print."