Oprah is going to be publishing literary classics. Yup, that's right -- Oprah is going to reissue the Dead White Male Hegemonical Oppressor Canon under her own publishing company. Damn. Just when I thought it was safe to go back to hating Oprah, she does something like this.
(Via Erin O'Connor.)
Update: it would be nice if I posted a link to the actual story, wouldn't it?
Posted by Andrea Harris at August 7, 2003 06:57 PMHee! Stuff like this actually makes me overlook the "self-esteem boosting post-it note a day on the bathroom mirror" crap.
Also--IN YOUR FACE, POMO SCUM!!
Nope, not bitter.
Posted by: Tracey at August 8, 2003 at 08:16 AMWhy do I have a strong feeling that there'll be quite a lot of George Eliot and such in that book club, though? :-)
Posted by: Dean Esmay at August 9, 2003 at 08:33 AMI'd like to see Oprah's standard reader get through The Mill on the Floss.
Posted by: Andrea Harris at August 9, 2003 at 08:45 AM