Oprah's Book Club

Kitty Kelly is still alive? WTF?

"Oprah Winfrey has fascinated me for many years — as a woman, she has wielded an unprecedented amount of influence over the American culture and psyche," Kelley said in a statement issued Wednesday by the Crown Publishing Group, an imprint of Random House, Inc.

For the Winfrey book, Kelley "plans to interview hundreds of sources, many of whom have never before spoken on the record about her subject," according to Crown. While the author has spoken disparagingly of the Bushes, likening them to the Corleones, she appears to have a higher opinion of Winfrey.


"She has built an empire around her personality and has been one of American's most admired business women and philanthropists," Kelley said in her statement. "Oprah's story is one of hope, promise and realization of the American dream."

---

Actually I think Frank Rich's new book on The Bush Family would be a more interesting choice.

---