Lee Hadden writes: \”There are a number of \”Oprah Wannabes\” who want to fill the spot left by
Oprah Winfrey\’s Bookclub. The Wall Street Journal has an article about this
trend:
Would You Be a Member
Of These Book Clubs?
It\’s been three months now since Oprah Winfrey announced she was dropping her
book club as a regular feature, plunging the publishing industry into
mourning over the woman who almost single-handedly made 46 books huge sellers.
Since then, no fewer than five wannabes have rushed in to fill the void —
everyone from the staid business anchor Lou Dobbs to Kelly Ripa, the
soap-opera actress who is sidekick to Regis Philbin.
Read more about it at: wsj.com (subscription required) or on page D1-D2
of the June 26, 2002 issue of the WSJ.\”
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