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Oprah Winfrey has never been someone who does things small (and she’s got the billions to prove it). At 72, the woman who turned a local Chicago talk show into a global cultural institution has signed ...

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Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick is a new novel from a beloved literary voice. Winfrey chose “John of John” by Douglas Stuart, the National Book Award-nominated author of “Shuggie Bain” and ...

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