Oprah Winfrey Announces 100th Book Club Pick
Oprah Winfrey has officially revealed Ann Napolitano’s ‘Hello Beautiful’ to be her 100th book club choice following careful deliberation.
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Oprah Winfrey and Keanu Reeves Join U.S. Book Show Event
Oprah Winfrey and Keanu Reeves are just two of the many guests featured in Publishers Weekly’s new virtual conference, U.S. Book Show.
The Queen of Media Oprah Winfrey Turns 66 Today
image via the atlantic Talk show host, actress, philanthropist, author, and overall Queen of Media Oprah Winfrey celebrates her 66th birthday today. Winfrey was born Jan. 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi to Vernita Lee and Vernon Winfrey. Her parents separated soon after her birth and she was left in the care of her maternal grandmother, Hattie Mae Lee. Winfrey moved around frequently as a child, bouncing from the urban, poor life of her mother to the safety of her father’s home. Oprah says that her life was saved by her father. Her father was quite disciplined and had …
Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Others Mourn Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison, essayist, novelist, professor, and Nobel Prize winner, passed away on August 5th, 2019. In the wake of her death, many people, fans and celebrities alike, have been sharing the impact that the author has had on their lives. Oprah Winfrey and former president Barack Obama shared some particularly touching responses. Image via AceShowbiz Winfrey shared this image of her and Morrison on her Instagram with the following caption: In the beginning was the Word. Toni Morrison took the word and turned it into a Song… of Solomon, of Sula, Beloved, Mercy, Paradise, Love, and more. She …
Authors Oprah Winfrey, Jane Goodall Included in Activist Art Installation
Equal rights activists, artists, and married couple Gillie and Marc Schattner are bringing gender-balanced public art to global cities with their new initiative, “Statues for Equality,” which aims to introduce statues of living women to cities that favor statues of male figures (so, most cities). New York will be the first city to display 10 of the artist-couple’s statues, all of which will pay tribute to living women. Authors among these women will include renowned public figures Oprah Winfrey (author of What I Know for Sure) and Jane Goodall (author of In the Shadow of Man). According to the couple’s …