55 Percent of all GalleyCat Readers Can’t Be Wrong

20080919_obc_edgar_cover_125x163.jpgMore than half of the readers on this site can see into the mind of the country’s most influential book picker. Half of the readers on this site are probably good at other things.

Today Oprah Winfrey announced that her book club will tackle The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski–confirming what 55 percent of all GalleyCat readers (according to our reader poll) already knew.

If you, like the other 45 percent of us, incorrectly guessed another book, read this investigative post that analyzed Oprah and her army of book choosers. As millions of new readers open this book, brace yourself for a stream of knock-off novels orbiting around Shakespeare, dog breeding, and Wisconsin.

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