Reading Oprah

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

• 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