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Reading Oprah: How Oprah's Book Club Changed the Way America Reads

Reading Oprah: How Oprah's Book Club Changed the Way America Reads

Konchar Farr, Cecilia

Hardcover

Literary CriticismTelevisionGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0791462579
ISBN13: 9780791462577
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Nov 11 2004
Pages: 178
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.48 Depth: 9.32
Language: English

An analysis of how Oprah's Book Club has changed America's reading habits.

Oprah's Book Club sparked a revolution among readers by bringing serious contemporary novels to the attention of a wider audience. The Oprah's Book Club seal on a book led to instant fame and bestseller status for authors-but, how did Oprah change the way America reads and values books? Reading Oprah suggests that Oprah initiated an all-important mantra-trust readers. Not only did the public start reading accessible novels, but they also would snatch up formidable titles and read them with a growing confidence and skill. Then, they would talk about them, giving them a life beyond the reader and text.

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