More proof that Oprah needs to leave lit.crit. to the professionals...

[deflatcb]

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey has suffered another embarrassing setback - the author of a children's book she recommended on her website has been exposed as a white supremacist. Just weeks after Winfrey was forced to fly to South Africa to address reports a matron at the girls' school had been accused of molesting and assaulting pupils, the talk show

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[lollerette]

Remember when you were little and read the pokey little puppy?
Do you remember who the author is?

There are so many books out there, you can't research every author.

[lollerette]

Though granted if you are Oprah, you have massive staff, and should be able to research your recommendations.

[deflatcb]

That's exactly my point.

When you are in a position of power (and I think we can agree that Oprah's Book-of-the-Whatever Club is powerful), you have a set of responsibilities to your readers.

I can see her next TV episode now:

Oprah: "Our next reading selection is an uplifting tale of what a glorious future could be like. It's author wrote the book while he was imprisoned unjustly. The book is - (cue loud Oprah screaming) MEIN KAAAAAAAAAMPF!!!!!"