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National Book Awards Snub Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom'

By Paul WachterOct 14th 2010 – 10:24AM

(Oct. 14) -- It's one of the more glaring literary snubs in recent memory. Jonathan Franzen's "Freedom," the literary sensation of the year (a "work of total genius," says New York magazine; selected by Oprah Winfrey despite her earlier contretemps with Franzen), was not listed among the National Book Awards finalists this...

Ponzi Scheme Wipes Out Author Jacquelyn Mitchard

By Mara GayJun 28th 2010 – 2:14PM
Stefano Paltera, AP

Stefano Paltera, AP

(June 28) -- Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of the best-selling novel "The Deep End of the Ocean," says she has been virtually wiped out by a $190 million Ponzi scheme. The author, a mother of nine children in Madison, Wisconsin, is the victim of an international Ponzi scheme masterminded by Trevor Cook, a Minneapolis trader...

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"Freedom" to Try to Write Literature

By Robert Schwab Jan 03rd 2012 - 12:48PM

How do you review a two-year-old novel that took you a year to read and that no one else in the country at this time cares much about?

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Top 10 Bestselling Books In Oprah Book Club

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 20th 2011 - 12:34PM

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James Frey Back on 'Oprah,' Says He Doesn't Respect Memoir Genre (VIDEO)

By Nick Zaino May 17th 2011 - 04:40AM

In 2003, James Frey established his contempt for the literary memoir format by releasing 'A Million Little Pieces,' a supposed memoir that turned out to be full of lies.

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Jennifer Lopez Developing New Reality Talent Competition Show, 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' Renewed and More TV News

By Jean Bentley Apr 21st 2011 - 01:50PM

Jennifer Lopez has her own talent competition series in the works, reports Entertainment Weekly.

Background on Oprah Book Club

Oprah's Book Club was a book discussion club segment of the American talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, highlighting books chosen by host Oprah Winfrey.

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