Oprah on Shine

The 12 most powerful women in digital media

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Media is not just a crotchety old man's world. Meet 12 women who are making a huge impact, too.

What are Oprah’s "Favorite Things" of 2009? We’ll never know.

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Many of us look forward to Oprah’s annual “Favorite Things” episode that airs every year around Thanksgiving. Well, as you may have noticed, the episode hasn’t aired this year, and it looks like no such episode was produced. "We have no plans this season for a 'Favorite…

Oprah: After 25 years, it's time for a change

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Is that rain, or the tears of thousands of publishers, TV executives, and celebrities plotting their public rehabilitation pouring down?

It's official: Oprah Winfrey will pull the plug on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Rumored for what seems like forever, likely feared for longer by CBS Television Distribution, which distributes the show to more than 200 U.S. TV markets, the shuttering of the heart of Oprah's media empire is nigh.

Sarah Palin: "Going Rogue," getting even

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It's a big week for Sarah Palin.

Four months after her early departure as Alaska's governor, a year after the end of her vice presidential bid as John McCain's running mate for the White House, and six months after signing a book deal with Harper Collins, Palin's book is out. She appeared on Oprah to kick off her book tour, and sales were brisk before she sat in Oprah's coveted chair. "Going Rogue: An American Life" is on the bestseller lists at Barnes and Noble and Amazon, which is selling the $29 book for $9 to compete with Wal-Mart's bottom-price bestseller deals. (No wonder advance sales are doing so well!)

Book reviewers and the AP have gotten advance copies of the book, so as we wait to dive into the 432-page, no-index read ourselves, let's take a look at some of the early reviews: