Editing Jonathan Franzen (section)

==Television appearances==
*In 1996, Franzen appeared on [[Charlie Rose (TV series)|''Charlie Rose'']] with friend and fellow author [[David Foster Wallace]] and author [[Mark Leyner]] to debate "The Future of American Fiction."<ref>{{Citation|title=Future of American Fiction - Charlie Rose|url=https://charlierose.com/videos/15361|language=en-US|access-date=July 14, 2018|archive-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714110924/https://charlierose.com/videos/15361|url-status=live}}</ref>
*In 2001, Franzen appeared on ''Charlie Rose'', on November 21, 2001<ref>{{Citation|title=Jonathan Franzen - Charlie Rose|url=https://charlierose.com/videos/19970|language=en-US|access-date=July 14, 2018|archive-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714081246/https://charlierose.com/videos/19970|url-status=live}}</ref> to discuss ''The Corrections''; and again on December 27<ref>{{Citation|title=Jonathan Franzen; Jennifer Egan - Charlie Rose|url=https://charlierose.com/videos/27495|language=en-US|access-date=July 14, 2018|archive-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714080909/https://charlierose.com/videos/27495|url-status=live}}</ref> after winning the National Book Award for ''The Corrections''.
*In 2002, Franzen appeared on ''Charlie Rose'' (October 30, 2002<ref>{{Citation|title=Jonathan Franzen - Charlie Rose|url=https://charlierose.com/videos/666|language=en-US|access-date=July 14, 2018|archive-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714080631/https://charlierose.com/videos/666|url-status=live}}</ref>) to discuss his essay collection ''How to Be Alone.''
*In 2006, Franzen guest starred alongside [[Michael Chabon]], [[Tom Wolfe]], and [[Gore Vidal]] in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Moe'N'a Lisa]]", which first aired November 19, 2006. In the episode, he is depicted fighting over literary influences with Chabon.<ref>{{cite news|first=Steven|last=Barrie-Anthony|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2005/nov/30/entertainment/et-simpsons30/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206190226/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/nov/30/entertainment/et-simpsons30|archive-date=December 6, 2008|title=The call of 'D'oh!'|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 30, 2005|access-date=September 10, 2010|quote=The script calls for Chabon and Franzen to brawl during a dispute about their literary influences, and standing next to each other in the recording room, the friends ready themselves for a fight. Franzen complains loudly that he has fewer lines than Chabon &ndash; "Only 38 words!" &ndash; to which Chabon responds, "I see there's a little counting going on in the Franzenian corner."}}</ref>
*In 2010, Franzen appeared on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' in support of her selection of ''Freedom'' for [[Oprah's Book Club]]. Several viewers noted the brevity of Franzen's appearance on the show,<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/franzen-meets-oprah|title=Franzen Meets Oprah|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=July 14, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714081204/https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/franzen-meets-oprah|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2010/12/07/jonathan_franzen_appears_on_oprahs_book_club.html|title=The Franzen and Oprah Show|last=Julian|first=Kate|date=December 7, 2010|work=Slate|access-date=July 14, 2018|language=en-US|issn=1091-2339|archive-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714082340/http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2010/12/07/jonathan_franzen_appears_on_oprahs_book_club.html|url-status=live}}</ref> although a thirty-minute "After the Show" Q&A was later made available online.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/after-the-show-with-jonathan-franzen-and-freedom-video|title=After the Show with Jonathan Franzen and ''Freedom''|work=Oprah.com|access-date=July 14, 2018|language=en-us|archive-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714080705/http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/after-the-show-with-jonathan-franzen-and-freedom-video|url-status=live}}</ref>
*In 2015, Franzen appeared on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-jonathan-franzen-stephen-colbert-bedtime-story-20151029-story.html|title=Jonathan Franzen tells Stephen Colbert a bedtime story|last=Kellogg|first=Carolyn|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 29, 2015|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808035411/https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-jonathan-franzen-stephen-colbert-bedtime-story-20151029-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[CBS This Morning]]''<ref>{{Citation|title=Jonathan Franzen on new novel "Purity"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/jonathan-franzen-on-new-novel-purity/|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712053026/https://www.cbsnews.com/video/jonathan-franzen-on-new-novel-purity/|url-status=live}}</ref> to promote the release of ''Purity''.
*In 2016, Franzen appeared on ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' as part of the show's Power Players Week, where journalists and intellectuals compete on the show with winnings donated to the player's charity of choice—Franzen played for the [[American Bird Conservancy]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4338360/jonathan-franzen-jeopardy/|title=Jonathan Franzen's Appearance on Jeopardy! Was Perfect TV|magazine=Time|language=en|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=April 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430080912/http://time.com/4338360/jonathan-franzen-jeopardy/|url-status=live}}</ref> Franzen also appeared on ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Jonah Hill, Jonathan Franzen, Gallant|date=August 4, 2016|url=https://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/jonah-hill-jonathan-franzen-gallant/3075168|access-date=July 14, 2018|archive-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714080825/https://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/jonah-hill-jonathan-franzen-gallant/3075168|url-status=live}}</ref>
*In 2018, Franzen appeared on [[CBS This Morning Saturday|''CBS This Morning – Saturday'']] to discuss his love of birds and birdwatching.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-author-jonathan-franzen-fell-in-love-with-birds-and-protecting-them/|title=How Jonathan Franzen fell in love with birds|access-date=July 12, 2018|language=en|archive-date=July 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710110610/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-author-jonathan-franzen-fell-in-love-with-birds-and-protecting-them/|url-status=live}}</ref>