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NEWS ABOUT: Oprah's Book Club

Oprah's Book Club stories: 8 news summaries


 Oprah Picks 
 Short Story 
 Collection 
 for Book Club 

Nigerian author writes about African children

Sep 19, 09 8:15 AM CDT
(AP) - Oprah Winfrey has blessed the book world's eternal underdog: the short story. Publishing's surest hitmaker yesterday picked Uwem Akpan's debut collection, Say You're One Of Them, guaranteeing sales generally unthinkable for short stories beyond works by Ernest Hemingway, John Cheever and other giants of the art form. Akpan, 38, is... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • publishing • Oprah's Book Club • writers • Uwem Akpan • short story

 More Americans 
 Reading Fiction: NEA 

Study indicates literary decline might be reversing

Jan 12, 09 1:37 PM CST
(Newser) - The percentage of Americans reading fiction has increased for the first time in years, a new study by the National Endowment for the Arts indicates. The reported 50.2% of the population who picked up a book for pleasure marks a turnaround from a statistical decline in literary culture over... More »

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Harry Potter • Internet • literature • reading • libraries • book • National Endowment for the Arts • Oprah's Book Club • Twilight

Obama Owes Her Big Time

Winfrey's endorsement gave candidate
huge boost, especially during primaries

Nov 6, 08 2:07 PM CST
(Newser) - As an early backer of Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey may have made the difference in the close primary contest against Hillary Clinton, Jake Tapper writes for ABC’s Nightline. One statistician estimates Winfrey—whose choices for her book club, for example, have an astronomical impact on book sales—delivered between... More »

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television • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Oprah Winfrey • presidential race • Oprah's Book Club • Election 2008 • President Obama

GLOSSIES

 10 Writers Who Turn 
 Books Into Bucks 

Top earner JK Rowling made $300 million off Potter franchise in past year

Oct 4, 08 2:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - So you think people don't read books anymore? Tell that to JK Rowling, No. 1 on Forbes' list of top-earning authors. The woman behind the Harry Potter juggernaut raked in $300 million in the past year, thanks in part to the movies based on her books—which have sold 375... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • Stephen King • book • Oprah's Book Club • John Grisham • Forbes magazine • Nicholas Sparks • James Patterson • Tom Clancy • Danielle Steel • Dean Koontz • Ken Follett • Janet Evanovich

 Oprah's Book Pick: Sawtelle 

Publisher pressing 750,000 more copies

Sep 19, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey made The Story of Edgar Sawtelle her latest book club pick today, Publishers Weekly reports. The debut novel by David Wroblewski is about a mute boy who communicates best with his dogs. It's been a best-seller since its June release, and publisher Ecco is set to produce another... More »

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literature • Oprah Winfrey • publisher • Oprah's Book Club • David Wroblewski • The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

 James Frey Returns,
 Like It or Not 

Nonfiction fantasist's new novel will be on sale soon

May 2, 08 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - James Frey regrets nothing. In an interview with Vanity Fair to promote his new novel, Bright Shiny Morning, the author discusses the 2006 controversy regarding his "memoir," A Million Little Pieces, and how he was vilified by the media and humiliated by Oprah Winfrey. "I've said all... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • James Frey • A Million Little Pieces • Oprah's Book Club • scandal

I Like Ike,
Says Spector, But I Hate
His Enemies

Eulogy takes aim at Tina, Oprah, others

Dec 22, 07 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Phil Spector gave an impromptu and rambling—but highly entertaining—eulogy at pal Ike Turner's funeral in which he took potshots at Tina, Oprah, Whoopi, and even Eric Clapton, Fox News reports. Spector glorified Turner—“Ike could play circles around Eric Clapton and Eric knew it”—and vilified... More »

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Phil Spector • Oprah Winfrey • Whoopi Goldberg • Oprah's Book Club • Ike Turner • Tina Turner

How Much Will Oprah's Support Help Obama?

Unlike her book club,
if she likes him, fans might just not buy in

Dec 2, 07 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey's formidable power of endorsement is well known: Long-neglected books become instant bestsellers when she announces she likes them, reports the New York Times. But as she hits the campaign trail, the daytime diva will see whether voters will scoop up Barack Obama as quickly; or as skeptics say,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Oprah Winfrey • Oprah's Book Club • Barbra Streisand • endorsement • Election 2008

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