Reading Oprah

How Oprah's Book Club Changed the Way America Reads

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-11-11
Mått:152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt:381 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:178
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791462577

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Cecilia Konchar Farr is Professor of English and Women's Studies and Chair of the English Department at the College of St. Catherine.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword: Elizabeth Long Acknowledgments Introduction: Oprah's Reading Revolution 1. Reading Oprah The Book Club BeginsTo Enlighten and EntertainThe Oprah EffectThe Oprah WritersOprah's ChoicesWhat Women Want 2. Oprah Reading The Talking BookThe Way WestThe Middlebrow NovelThe Middlebrow Book ClubReading Lessons Deep End of the OceanSong of Solomon Talk Reading ParadiseSong of Solomon 3. Readers Talking Group ReadingThe Talking LifeOprahfication Black and BlueOpen House Oprah's American StoryThe Elegant Balance The Bluest Eye 4. Talking Readers The CorrectionsMcLiteratureClaiming Cultural CapitalLearning to ReadThe ListReading for ClassShifting StandardsAnticipatory Marketing Conclusion: The Triumph of Cultural Democracy Cultural Democracy White Oleander Appendices Notes Works Cited Index