In September 2001, "The Corrections" was selected for Oprah Winfrey's book club. Franzen initially participated in the selection, sitting down for a lengthy interview with Oprah and appearing in B-roll footage in his hometown of St. Louis (described in an essay in "How To Be Alone" titled "Meet Me In St. Louis"). In October 2001, however, "The Oregonian" printed an article in which Franzen expressed unease with the selection. In an interview on National Public Radio's "Fresh Air", he expressed his worry that the Oprah logo on the cover dissuaded men from reading the book: