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Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is an American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer and philanthropist.
She started Oprah's Book Club in 1996, selecting a new book, usually a novel, for viewers to read and discuss each month. It started as a book discussion club segment of the American talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show. She has recently also partnered with Apple to bring her book club to Apple TV+.
According to her, "...the only thing more thrilling than being captivated by a brilliant book is being able to share it." She's also said, "For the price of a book, you get to explore the world, be intrigued by new people, be fascinated by new ideas, be dazzled, held in suspense, thrilled."
Sources: this list has been compiled from Oprah's book club.
The Sun Does Shine
Non Fiction
Summary of Becoming by Michelle Obama
Audible Books
"It is Michelle Obama’s story, of course, but I know it’s going to spark within you the desire to think about your own becoming."
A Fine Balance
Fiction
The Invention of Wings
Historical Fiction
"It should be required reading for all humanity."
The Heart of a Woman
Non Fiction
I Know This Much Is True
Fiction
Stolen Lives
Non Fiction
Water Dancer
Fiction
"I knew early on the book was going to cut me up. I ended up with my soul pierced.”
Stones from the River
Fiction
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Paulo Coelho
Nobel Prize
Barack Obama
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Fiction
Love Warrior
Memoir
"You're going to absolutely love this book and the spirit of it, whether you're married or single, whether you're a mom or not,"
Cane River
Historical Fiction
Where the Heart Is
Fiction
"'Blown away' is an often-used expression, but with this book it was to the point of sometimes putting it down"
Middlesex
Fiction
Midwives
Fiction
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Fiction
Fall on Your Knees
Fiction
White Oleander
Fiction
Behold the Dreamers
Fiction
"It's about race and class, the economy, culture, immigration, and the dangers of the us versus them mentality. And underneath it all pumps the heart and soul of family love, the pursuit of happiness, and what home really means,"
A Lesson Before Dying
Fiction
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Book Club
Words That Matter
Kindle
Sula
Fiction
Daughter of Fortune
Historical Fiction
Daughter of Fortune
Historical Fiction
Tara Road
Fiction
Cry, the Beloved Country
Fiction
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Fiction
The Deep End of the Ocean
Fiction
She's Come Undone
Fiction
House of Sand and Fog
Fiction
The Book of Ruth
Fiction
The Rapture of Canaan
Fiction
Paradise Lost
Classics
Ellen Foster
Fiction
Freedom
Fiction
The Reader
Fiction
Drowning Ruth
Book Club
Back Roads
Fiction
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day
Fiction
The Measure of a Man
Non Fiction
"He writes really candidly and passionately about his childhood, his family, relationships, and his extraordinary career."
Icy Sparks
Fiction
Open House
Fiction
Songs in Ordinary Time
Fiction
Mother of Pearl
Fiction
Here on Earth
Fiction
A Virtuous Woman
Fiction
Jewel
Fiction
Ruby
Fiction
A Million Little Pieces
Non Fiction
The Meanest Thing To Say
Oprah S Book Club
The Pilot's Wife
Fiction
This novel recounts the story of a woman grappling with the death of her husband.
River, Cross My Heart
Fiction
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
Fiction
The Best Way to Play
Oprah S Book Club
Vinegar Hill
Fiction
The Treasure Hunt
Oprah S Book Club