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May 7, 2009 · What are your all-time favorite selections? The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult, Pasadena by David Ebershoff, Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón and The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.
Feb 4, 2020 · She helped to make little known authors household names. Toni Morrison had four books chosen by Oprah to be in her book club, and experienced more of a boost in sales than from winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. How did this book club get started? And what had contributed to its longevity?
Oprah's Book Club was a book discussion club segment of the American talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, highlighting books chosen by host Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey started the book club in 1996, selecting a new book, usually a novel, for viewers to read and discuss each month. In total, the club recommended 70 books during its 15 years.
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- The Many Lives of Mama Love, by Lara Love Hardin. 104. In this memoir of “lying, stealing, writing, and healing,” Lara Love Hardin recounts how opioid addiction destroyed her quiet suburban life—and how she built something stronger out of the rubble.
- Let Us Descend, by Jesmyn Ward. 103. Let Us Descend tells the story of Annis a young, enslaved woman, separated from her mother and sold South.
- Wellness, by Nathan Hill. 102. Now 50% Off. Credit: Amazon. Oprah’s 102nd Book Club pick is a hilarious and tender exploration of love, marriage, life hacks, technology, and how to reconcile the people we once were with the strangers we inevitably, eventually, become.
- The Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese. 101. Now 42% Off. Inspired by his great-grandmother, who, as a child, married a widower, Verghese introduces the fictional Big Ammachi, matriarch of a Christian family in Kerala, India.
Jun 26, 2017 · A: Oprah's Book Club is unlike any other in the way that Oprah Winfrey picks the books on her own. That being the case, we don't accept submissions from authors—but we deeply appreciate all the authors who are interested in being a part of our book club and all the hard work they dedicate to their art. Get all the answers to your questions ...
Jan 9, 2019 · One day in 1996, Alice casually said, "Since you love books so much, why don’t you talk about some of them with the audience?" That would never work, I said. "The only reason it works for you and me is, we've actually read the books. You can’t hold an audience’s interest in books they haven’t read."
Sep 17, 2010 · Oprah launched Oprah's Book Club from The Oprah Winfrey Show on September 17, 1996. To date, Oprah has chosen 65 selections for her book club. Get the most out of your reading with exclusive Q&A with the authors, character guides, reading questions, quizzes, video and more!
