 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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OPRAH BOOK FLAP SPOTLIGHTS TYPES AMONG READERS.(EDITORIAL)(LIT.)(Column)
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Byline: Rob Thomas
What can be more lucrative for a serious author than having his book become a selection of Oprah's Book Club? Having it become a controversial selection of Oprah's Book Club!
A little background for those who haven't been salivating over what passes for a literary feud these days. Talk show host Oprah Winfrey selected Jonathan Franzen's third novel, "The Corrections," as her book of the month for October.
In some ways it was an unusual choice, in that Franzen is a very gifted and very serious novelist who writes big, showy and occasionally ...
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And then Oprah decided to drop her influential book club. The End.
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THE PUBLISHING TOUR DE FORCE KNOWN AS OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB.(Television)
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IN THE END, OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB GOT MANY PEOPLE TO READ AGAIN
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Winfrey cuts back on book club picks Harder to find titles each month worth sharing, talk show host says
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; ...reading again," Winfrey, who tapes her...founded her book club in 1996. Her...remarks about Winfrey and her previous book club picks, and Winfrey responded by...copies after Winfrey made it her third book club selection in...
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Oprah resurrects book club
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; CHICAGO (AP) - Oprah Winfrey resurrected her book club Wednesday by recommending...after its publication. Winfrey discontinued her book club last year, saying she...classic selections a year. Winfrey started the book club in 1996, with Jacquelyn...
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Read him and weep Author selected for Oprah's book club may have a way with words, but lacks common courtesy
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Oprah Learns Her Lesson.(Oprah Book Club ends)
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Is Oprah's book club near the end? New chapter for Oprah's book club Lack of good reads prompts talk show queen to cut back
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Oprah's book club returns to concentrate on classics
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OPRAH LIT Her `Book Club' rockets writers to top of best-seller list
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