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Highly organized groups may enforce reading rules. They may say that
members who have not read the required material may not be permitted to comment
at meetings. National clubs often provide a list of required or suggested reading.
Some book clubs require their members to pay hundreds of dollars for a one-
year club membership. These clubs usually have an expert leader, like a professor.
Other book clubs are not as organized. They have no official leader. Members
exchange the responsibility of directing meetings. Books are chosen by voting on
suggestions by members.
Oprah Winfrey is the star of a popular American television show. Six years
ago, she started a reading group called Oprah’s Book Club. Each month during
autumn, winter and spring, Ms Winfrey chose a book she liked. She announced her
choice on the show. She asked people to read the book. Then, they wrote to the show
with their thoughts and opinions.
Oprah’s Book Club was successful because Ms Winfrey would invite writers to
her show to discuss their books. Her club greatly influenced what Americans read.
For example, some libraries reported that several hundred people had to wait to
borrow one of the books she suggested. Publishers also felt the effects of Ms
Winfrey’s book club. They would often need to make thousands of extra copies of a
book to satisfy public demand.
Earlier this year, Oprah Winfrey decided to drop the book club from her
television show. However, computer users can still find her book choices on her
Internet website. Also, people who write books continue to make appearances on her
show.
In recent months, several new, national book clubs were formed. The
newspaper USA Today started its club in April. Every six weeks, the USA Today
Book Club chooses a new book. Members can discuss the books with writers and
other people electronically.
One of the first books chosen was “Empire Falls” by Richard Russo. “Empire
Falls” was chosen a short time after it won a Pulitzer Prize, America’s highest writing
award. Winning the Pulitzer is known to increase a book’s sales.
At least four television shows also have formed book clubs. ABC Television’s
“Good Morning America” started a program called, “Read This.” It invites members
of existing book clubs to suggest things to read.
This is different from a new club organized by NBC Television’s “Today
Show.” On that show, best-selling writers are asked to suggest a book. In the first
program, writer John Grisham chose “The Emperor of Ocean Park” by Stephen
Carter.

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