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Glenn Beck Thrills Publishers
mediabistro.com: GalleyCat —
Over the last year, author and conservative commentator Glenn Beck has interviewed 40 thriller writers, from David Baldacci to James Patterson, becoming a coveted new stop on the book tour trail for publishers.
In a NY Times article about this phenomenon, thriller author Brad Thor quipped: "He's our Oprah ... God love him, we're very fortunate." According to the article, Beck reaches 9 million radio listeners every week and 2.7 million television ...
In the News: Biographical Boss, Beck's Book Club
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Glenn Beck: the Oprah of right-wing fiction
Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk —
... These mightn't be sentiments you can imagine Oprah sharing with Toni Morrison, but Beck's endorsement has made Pursuit of Honour a big hit, at number three in the bestseller list, just behind Dan Brown and Patricia Cornwell. Beck has also ensured the successes of thrillers like The Doomsday Key, The Dark Tide and The Last Patriot, the author of which, the improbably named Brad Thor, crowned Beck "the new Oprah". Though all his recommendations seem to be based exclusively on what's available in airport bookshops, Beck doesn't recommend these books as escapism; these novels about ...
Glenn Beck: the Oprah of right-wing fiction
Books: Books blog | guardian.co.uk —
We'd Be Better Off If Oprah Quit Last Friday
mediabistro.com: GalleyCat —
... Now, we fully concede that you could shoot down just about anybody else on television by saying they don't have "her persuasiveness," but still, the suggestion that Glenn Beck or ...
