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National Book Awards Snub Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom'
Oct 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
Jun 28th 2010 – 2:14PM
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
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
May 20th 2011 - 12:34PM
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James Frey Back on 'Oprah,' Says He Doesn't Respect Memoir Genre (VIDEO)
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
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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