Read more Oprah's Book Club stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18085/oprahs-book-club.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:25:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69793/oprah-picks-short-story-collection-for-book-club.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOprah 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...http://www.newser.com/story/69793/oprah-picks-short-story-collection-for-book-club.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 8:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47701/more-americans-reading-fiction-nea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/47701/more-americans-reading-fiction-nea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 13:37:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41934/obama-owes-her-big-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs 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 400,...http://www.newser.com/story/41934/obama-owes-her-big-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Nov 2008 14:07:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38994/10-writers-who-turn-books-into-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSo 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...http://www.newser.com/story/38994/10-writers-who-turn-books-into-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Oct 2008 2:43:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37907/oprahs-book-pick-sawtelle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOprah 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...http://www.newser.com/story/37907/oprahs-book-pick-sawtelle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Sep 2008 13:55:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26035/james-frey-returns-like-it-or-not.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJames 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 along that I...http://www.newser.com/story/26035/james-frey-returns-like-it-or-not.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 May 2008 16:32:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14738/i-like-ike-says-spector-but-i-hate-his-enemies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPhil 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 his enemies,...http://www.newser.com/story/14738/i-like-ike-says-spector-but-i-hate-his-enemies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Dec 2007 17:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13084/how-much-will-oprahs-support-help-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOprah 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,...http://www.newser.com/story/13084/how-much-will-oprahs-support-help-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Dec 2007 10:59:29 CST