“Nine years after Jonathan Franzen derided Oprah Winfrey’s choice of “schmaltzy, one-dimensional” novels for her book club, becoming the first author to be formally disinvited to appear on her show, these two giants of American cultural life appear to have buried the hatchet. According to booksellers and publishers, the television host is due to announce the selection of Franzen’s latest novel, Freedom, for her book club tomorrow.”
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Oprah Winfrey and Jonathan Franzen make up over Freedom | Books | The Guardian
A thought: I realise that she wants to be on the cutting edge of the literary zeitgeist, but wouldn’t it be more interesting if Oprah selected a book right now that was not already top of the NYT bestseller list?
