Obama. Nelson was interviewed on National Public Radio on Winfrey's influence, similar to that of radio personality Imus, in the publishing arena. Nelson wrote about such industry topics as Twitter writers signing book deals, Jonathan Littell's controversial 1,000 page Holocaust novel, and realignments of publishing firms. She commented on trends in changing technology, such as the coming of digital books such as Amazon's Kindle. Nelson commented in 2010 that there were more instances of publishers picking up a self-published book, although such success stories are still rare. "Publishers are taking self-published books more seriously," she said. In 2009, Nelson was dismissed from Publishers Weekly. She said: The action was widely covered in prominent newspapers. There was considerable reaction by readers as well. One reader wrote: "Sara Nelson turned Publishers Weekly around!" Another wrote that "Sara Nelson pulled Publishers Weekly into the 21st century with grace, verve, and panache. And I've never met such a loud cheerleader for books and for the book publishing industry." In September 2009, Nelson was appointed book editor at Oprah's O Magazine. She continued to comment in the media about new forces in publishing such as the new quarterly literary magazine called Electric Literature. Nelson appeared with Harry Smith of CBS News on The Early Show. She's also served as moderator for events sponsored by the LA Times Festival of Books. Publications So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading, Putnam, 2003. References External links Sara Nelson with CBS's Harry Smith Living people American women writers American magazine publishers (people) Phillips Academy alumni Writers from New York City Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women