I think it's really meant to be more of a joke than it is anything actually related to Joel. It might make more sense in the context of the full "Dear Oprah" s

I think it's really meant to be more of a joke than it is anything actually related to Joel. It might make more sense in the context of the full "Dear Oprah" short story/joke/letter: http://gawker.com/299521/steve-almond-to-oprah-i-dont-give-a-shit-how-many-books-you-sell http://gawker.com/299521/steve-almond-to-oprah-i-dont-give-a...