Oooh, this is so interesting. About 150 authors have written an open letter to Oprah Winfrey, asking her to return the focus of her book club to contemporary authors.
"Readers have trouble finding contemporary books they'll like. They, the readers, need you. And we, the writers, need you," the letter says. "America needs a strong voice that addresses everyone who can read, a voice that will say, 'Let's explore the books that are coming out today. Let's see what moves us, what delights us, what speaks to us in a way that only fiction does.'
"Oprah Winfrey, we wish you'd come back."
The letter was delivered to Oprah on April 20th. Links from the letter page will lead you to the list of authors who signed it, and information about Opraah's book club.
We learned about the letter from M. J. Rose's blog about publishing.
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