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- Deanna Janes
- Letters from Father Christmas. From English fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien, this calligraphy picture book would make just as much sense if it were titled Letters from Father Tolkien.
- Mr. Dickens and His Carol. No one can resist a Dickens classic this time of year. Same goes for author Samantha Silva, who pens a comical and haunting offshoot tale based on the man who wrote A Christmas Carol.
- The Polar Express. Technically a children’s read, The Polar Express is every grown person’s ticket to relive a time when magic couldn’t be explained and Santa Claus wasn’t just Dad in a red suit.
- The Usual Santas. A group of crime-fiction writers, including Helene Tursten and Martin Limón, put pen to paper for a collection of short stories ranging from foreboding to heartwarming, but all centered on the immortal focal point of the holiday: Kris Kringle.
- Choosing "Great" Books
- Oprah's Original Book Club Picks
- Ah's Book Club 2.0
It goes without saying that authors would cheerfully kill to have their books make the list, but don't bother submitting one for consideration. Oprah Winfrey is personally and solely in charge of selecting her Book Club's books, and her decisions are reportedly based on what she likes and what has moved her. Her producers nonetheless receive litera...
The original book club kicked off on September 17, 1996. Its recommended books are grouped by year for ease of selection. A number of the books are not new but would be considered classics. Some years, only one book was chosen, while in other years, the club recommended nearly a dozen books.
After running for 25 seasons—from September 8, 1986, to May 25, 2011—"The Oprah Winfrey Show" went off the air. After a brief hiatus, Winfrey restarted the book club under its new moniker, "Oprah's Book Club 2.0."
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Sep 17, 2010 · Browse the complete Oprah's Book Club book archive, a list of dozens of best-sellers. Learn more about the books and authors, get reading questions for your club, watch video clips and more.
- 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.
Dec 7, 2020 · Oprah shares a list of six books that she loves to gift—and would be happy to receive—during the holiday season. Her picks include a collection by the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature recipient and a new illustrated edition of a classic novel. “Each of these books celebrate love,” she says.
- Leigh Haber
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Feb 6, 2020 · 1. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. "This story changed the way I see what it means to be a migrant in a whole new way," Oprah said of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, her latest Apple Book Club pick. The book follows the journey a woman and her young son take to the United States after their family is murdered in an act of cartel violence. 2.
Dec 16, 2022 · Here are a few of the "Best Christmas Books of all Time" according to Oprah Winfrey's Book Club. Letters From Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien and Baillie Tolkien: Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R.Tolkien’s children.