Author Jonathan Franzen (born in 1959) was uninvited from Oprah Winfrey’s talk show in 2001 after he publicly disparaged her selections for her book club. After his novel The Corrections was published that year to widespread acclaim, Winfrey chose the book for her club and invited him to appear on her show. The offer was rescinded after Franzen made comments that dismissed her earlier selections as “schmaltzy” and unsophisticated. In 2010 Winfrey chose Franzen’s novel Freedom for her book club and invited him on the show. This time he accepted, putting the controversy to rest.
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