- - Oprah acknowledges role in ‘shame’ of diet culture, embraces GLP-1s in 'Enough'

Clare Mulroy, USA TODAYJanuary 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM

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Oprah Winfrey is opening up about her weight loss journey in a new book, sharing how she overcame the “shame of not being able to manage my weight.”

“Enough” (out now from Simon & Schuster) is a collaboration between Winfrey and Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff, an endocrinologist and professor at the Yale School of Medicine. Jastreboff, who has been studying obesity for nearly 20 years, shares context and research about the disease, diet fads and weight loss drugs.

“Recognizing once and for all that obesity is not a moral failing, that it’s a chronic, relapsing disease – that has been life-changing for me. I did not get the memo 10 years ago, but now I know and I want to spread that information to as many people as I can,” Winfrey writes.

Oprah Winfrey arrives for the premiere of "The Six Triple Eight" at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on Dec. 3, 2024.Oprah acknowledges role in ‘shame’ of diet culture

As long as she’s been a household name, Winfrey has been open about her weight – though it wasn't by choice at first. In “Enough,” Winfrey recalls “one of the most humiliating moments of her life” when Joan Rivers asked her how she gained weight on The Tonight Show in 1985. From there, Winfrey became “a running joke.”

“David Letterman made fun of me for an entire year,” Winfrey writes in "Enough."

In 1988, Winfrey tugged a red wagon filled with 67 pounds of fat across the stage of her show. She was showing viewers how much weight she had lost, but she also told them about the extreme dieting lengths she went to.

Now, she calls that moment one of her “biggest regrets.”

“I want to acknowledge that I have been a steadfast participant in the diet culture that contributed to some of this shame. Through the magazine, through the talk show for twenty-five years, through online channels – I’ve been a major contributor to it,” Winfrey writes.

“It sent a message to the people watching that starving yourself with a liquid diet was a standard – that neither I nor anybody else could uphold,” Winfrey writes.

Oprah Winfrey wrote on Instagram to mark 25 years of "Oprah's Book Club" in 2021.We have gathered all her official book selections in one place, dating all the way back to 1996's inaugural book club pick.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>Before there was Reese or Jenna, there was the original book club maven — Oprah. "There is no best life without books," Oprah Winfrey wrote on Instagram to mark 25 years of "Oprah's Book Club" in 2021.We have gathered all her official book selections in one place, dating all the way back to 1996's inaugural book club pick.

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Before there was Reese or Jenna, there was the original book club maven — Oprah. "There is no best life without books," Oprah Winfrey wrote on Instagram to mark 25 years of "Oprah's Book Club" in 2021.We have gathered all her official book selections in one place, dating all the way back to 1996's inaugural book club pick.

">Before there was Reese or Jenna, there was the original book club maven — Oprah. "There is no best life without books," Oprah Winfrey wrote on Instagram to mark 25 years of "Oprah's Book Club" in 2021.We have gathered all her official book selections in one place, dating all the way back to 1996's inaugural book club pick.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/YjXokhVNa4UBqEGYdntJ4g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/d1c9711bddb33821d54ae38b44a4ac4d class=caas-img>"Some Bright Nowhere" by Ann Packer • Fiction • November 2025About: This novel follows Eliot and his wife Claire, who, after four decades of marriage, are facing her end of life. Eight years after Claire was diagnosed with cancer, though, as Eliot focuses on settling into what will be their last days together, she makes an unexpected request that leaves him reeling. The book poses the powerful question: "What if your partner’s dying wish broke your heart?" Buzz: "This beautifully written story is going to get you thinking about some things that really matter," Winfrey said in a statement. "The story leaves you questioning the obligations of marriage and the difference between male and female friendships, and one of the most significant of questions: How do you want to spend your last days?"

" style=padding-bottom:56%>• "Some Bright Nowhere" by Ann Packer • Fiction • November 2025About: This novel follows Eliot and his wife Claire, who, after four decades of marriage, are facing her end of life. Eight years after Claire was diagnosed with cancer, though, as Eliot focuses on settling into what will be their last days together, she makes an unexpected request that leaves him reeling. The book poses the powerful question: "What if your partner’s dying wish broke your heart?" Buzz: "This beautifully written story is going to get you thinking about some things that really matter," Winfrey said in a statement. "The story leaves you questioning the obligations of marriage and the difference between male and female friendships, and one of the most significant of questions: How do you want to spend your last days?"

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• "Some Bright Nowhere" by Ann Packer • Fiction • November 2025About: This novel follows Eliot and his wife Claire, who, after four decades of marriage, are facing her end of life. Eight years after Claire was diagnosed with cancer, though, as Eliot focuses on settling into what will be their last days together, she makes an unexpected request that leaves him reeling. The book poses the powerful question: "What if your partner’s dying wish broke your heart?" Buzz: "This beautifully written story is going to get you thinking about some things that really matter," Winfrey said in a statement. "The story leaves you questioning the obligations of marriage and the difference between male and female friendships, and one of the most significant of questions: How do you want to spend your last days?"

">• "Some Bright Nowhere" by Ann Packer • Fiction • November 2025About: This novel follows Eliot and his wife Claire, who, after four decades of marriage, are facing her end of life. Eight years after Claire was diagnosed with cancer, though, as Eliot focuses on settling into what will be their last days together, she makes an unexpected request that leaves him reeling. The book poses the powerful question: "What if your partner’s dying wish broke your heart?" Buzz: "This beautifully written story is going to get you thinking about some things that really matter," Winfrey said in a statement. "The story leaves you questioning the obligations of marriage and the difference between male and female friendships, and one of the most significant of questions: How do you want to spend your last days?"

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/5MMe7HYNc7GPHYY3AaIikA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/526587183a06da181732dbc068f391d2 class=caas-img>"A Guardian and a Thief" by Megha Majumdar • Fiction • October 2025About: Set in a Kolkata defined by flooding and famine, Ma, her 2-year-old daughter and her elderly father are days from escaping to America. But the morning of their flight, they discover Ma's purse, containing their immigration documents, has been stolen. Set over the course of one week, the novel follows Ma's search for the thief and the story of the Boomba, the thief himself. Buzz: "I was spellbound from Page 1," Winfrey said in a statement. "Megha Majumdar is one of those exquisitely skilled authors who takes us into the story of characters and cultural conflicts and leaves us spellbound until the last word and beyond."

" style=padding-bottom:56%>• "A Guardian and a Thief" by Megha Majumdar • Fiction • October 2025About: Set in a Kolkata defined by flooding and famine, Ma, her 2-year-old daughter and her elderly father are days from escaping to America. But the morning of their flight, they discover Ma's purse, containing their immigration documents, has been stolen. Set over the course of one week, the novel follows Ma's search for the thief and the story of the Boomba, the thief himself. Buzz: "I was spellbound from Page 1," Winfrey said in a statement. "Megha Majumdar is one of those exquisitely skilled authors who takes us into the story of characters and cultural conflicts and leaves us spellbound until the last word and beyond."

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• "A Guardian and a Thief" by Megha Majumdar • Fiction • October 2025About: Set in a Kolkata defined by flooding and famine, Ma, her 2-year-old daughter and her elderly father are days from escaping to America. But the morning of their flight, they discover Ma's purse, containing their immigration documents, has been stolen. Set over the course of one week, the novel follows Ma's search for the thief and the story of the Boomba, the thief himself. Buzz: "I was spellbound from Page 1," Winfrey said in a statement. "Megha Majumdar is one of those exquisitely skilled authors who takes us into the story of characters and cultural conflicts and leaves us spellbound until the last word and beyond."

">• "A Guardian and a Thief" by Megha Majumdar • Fiction • October 2025About: Set in a Kolkata defined by flooding and famine, Ma, her 2-year-old daughter and her elderly father are days from escaping to America. But the morning of their flight, they discover Ma's purse, containing their immigration documents, has been stolen. Set over the course of one week, the novel follows Ma's search for the thief and the story of the Boomba, the thief himself. Buzz: "I was spellbound from Page 1," Winfrey said in a statement. "Megha Majumdar is one of those exquisitely skilled authors who takes us into the story of characters and cultural conflicts and leaves us spellbound until the last word and beyond."

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/x6h0Kz4SJ6JcYNJ5q6tjpw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTYzNA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/51ce9318cb2e7efd02c07918e5a788b7 class=caas-img> "All the Way to the River" by Elizabeth Gilbert • Memoir • September 2025 About: This memoir follows Gilbert's relationship with her best friend Rayya Elias, who she realized she was in love with after Elias was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It's a meditation on grief, codependency and addiction. Buzz: “This new memoir is just as powerful – raw, unflinching, and deeply healing. She bares her soul, sharing her truth so openly, she offers readers the courage to face their own,” Winfrey said in a statement.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>• "All the Way to the River" by Elizabeth Gilbert • Memoir • September 2025 About: This memoir follows Gilbert's relationship with her best friend Rayya Elias, who she realized she was in love with after Elias was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It's a meditation on grief, codependency and addiction. Buzz: “This new memoir is just as powerful – raw, unflinching, and deeply healing. She bares her soul, sharing her truth so openly, she offers readers the courage to face their own,” Winfrey said in a statement.

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• "All the Way to the River" by Elizabeth Gilbert • Memoir • September 2025 About: This memoir follows Gilbert's relationship with her best friend Rayya Elias, who she realized she was in love with after Elias was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It's a meditation on grief, codependency and addiction. Buzz: “This new memoir is just as powerful – raw, unflinching, and deeply healing. She bares her soul, sharing her truth so openly, she offers readers the courage to face their own,” Winfrey said in a statement.

">• "All the Way to the River" by Elizabeth Gilbert • Memoir • September 2025 About: This memoir follows Gilbert's relationship with her best friend Rayya Elias, who she realized she was in love with after Elias was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It's a meditation on grief, codependency and addiction. Buzz: “This new memoir is just as powerful – raw, unflinching, and deeply healing. She bares her soul, sharing her truth so openly, she offers readers the courage to face their own,” Winfrey said in a statement.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/GB0Ty0svf.8gSbrPtumAGg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTYzNA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b5de5a1bb6824d93dd772cbd23b3b43f class=caas-img>"Bridge of Sighs" by Richard Russo • Fiction • August 2025 About: This is a multigenerational story about family and destiny in the Lynch family, convenience store owners in small-town New York. Protagonist Louis Charles (known as “Lucy”) is a 60-year-old man excavating his hometown and family history through old memories Buzz: “This book has everything you need for a classic summer read – romance, unrequited love, life-long friendships, and of course – epic family drama,” Winfrey said in a statement.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>• "Bridge of Sighs" by Richard Russo • Fiction • August 2025 About: This is a multigenerational story about family and destiny in the Lynch family, convenience store owners in small-town New York. Protagonist Louis Charles (known as “Lucy”) is a 60-year-old man excavating his hometown and family history through old memories Buzz: “This book has everything you need for a classic summer read – romance, unrequited love, life-long friendships, and of course – epic family drama,” Winfrey said in a statement.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/n3PGfEe0qEJkV0uQY9XRlA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTY0Nw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/11e171d4bbe57a1821e2c77a232aa90e class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="

• "Bridge of Sighs" by Richard Russo • Fiction • August 2025 About: This is a multigenerational story about family and destiny in the Lynch family, convenience store owners in small-town New York. Protagonist Louis Charles (known as “Lucy”) is a 60-year-old man excavating his hometown and family history through old memories Buzz: “This book has everything you need for a classic summer read – romance, unrequited love, life-long friendships, and of course – epic family drama,” Winfrey said in a statement.

">• "Bridge of Sighs" by Richard Russo • Fiction • August 2025 About: This is a multigenerational story about family and destiny in the Lynch family, convenience store owners in small-town New York. Protagonist Louis Charles (known as “Lucy”) is a 60-year-old man excavating his hometown and family history through old memories Buzz: “This book has everything you need for a classic summer read – romance, unrequited love, life-long friendships, and of course – epic family drama,” Winfrey said in a statement.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/n3PGfEe0qEJkV0uQY9XRlA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTY0Nw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/11e171d4bbe57a1821e2c77a232aa90e class=caas-img>"Culpability" by Bruce Holsinger • Fiction • July 2025About: The novel follows leading AI expert Lorelei, husband Noah, tweens Alice and Izzy and teenager Charlie after their autonomous minivan collides with another car. Each family member has a secret that implicates them in the accident. Buzz: "I appreciated the prescience of this story," Oprah Winfrey said in a statement. "It's where we are right now in our appreciation and dilemmas surrounding artificial intelligence, centered around an American family we can relate to. I was riveted until the very last shocking sentence!"

" style=padding-bottom:56%>• "Culpability" by Bruce Holsinger • Fiction • July 2025About: The novel follows leading AI expert Lorelei, husband Noah, tweens Alice and Izzy and teenager Charlie after their autonomous minivan collides with another car. Each family member has a secret that implicates them in the accident. Buzz: "I appreciated the prescience of this story," Oprah Winfrey said in a statement. "It's where we are right now in our appreciation and dilemmas surrounding artificial intelligence, centered around an American family we can relate to. I was riveted until the very last shocking sentence!"

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• "Culpability" by Bruce Holsinger • Fiction • July 2025About: The novel follows leading AI expert Lorelei, husband Noah, tweens Alice and Izzy and teenager Charlie after their autonomous minivan collides with another car. Each family member has a secret that implicates them in the accident. Buzz: "I appreciated the prescience of this story," Oprah Winfrey said in a statement. "It's where we are right now in our appreciation and dilemmas surrounding artificial intelligence, centered around an American family we can relate to. I was riveted until the very last shocking sentence!"

">• "Culpability" by Bruce Holsinger • Fiction • July 2025About: The novel follows leading AI expert Lorelei, husband Noah, tweens Alice and Izzy and teenager Charlie after their autonomous minivan collides with another car. Each family member has a secret that implicates them in the accident. Buzz: "I appreciated the prescience of this story," Oprah Winfrey said in a statement. "It's where we are right now in our appreciation and dilemmas surrounding artificial intelligence, centered around an American family we can relate to. I was riveted until the very last shocking sentence!"

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/rbE6d3Mpa70pKUTEMCVZpg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/91a9bc001ca9868a7bebf472a14a17e1 class=caas-img>"The River is Waiting" by Wally Lamb • Fiction • June 2025 About: The story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable.Buzz: "Wally Lamb takes us on an incredible and transformative journey from the depths of despair to the healing power of facing the truth and finding forgiveness," Oprah Winfrey said.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>• "The River is Waiting" by Wally Lamb • Fiction • June 2025 About: The story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable.Buzz: "Wally Lamb takes us on an incredible and transformative journey from the depths of despair to the healing power of facing the truth and finding forgiveness," Oprah Winfrey said.

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• "The River is Waiting" by Wally Lamb • Fiction • June 2025 About: The story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable.Buzz: "Wally Lamb takes us on an incredible and transformative journey from the depths of despair to the healing power of facing the truth and finding forgiveness," Oprah Winfrey said.

">• "The River is Waiting" by Wally Lamb • Fiction • June 2025 About: The story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable.Buzz: "Wally Lamb takes us on an incredible and transformative journey from the depths of despair to the healing power of facing the truth and finding forgiveness," Oprah Winfrey said.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/QW2ybexLqR7RWnXjoBPCtQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTYyOQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/78966ce1cbb4752eb267980b15114865 class=caas-img>"The Emperor of Gladness" by Ocean Vuong • Fiction • May 2025About: 19-year-old Hai develops an unlikely bond with an elderly widow suffering from dementia after he becomes her caretaker. Buzz: "Ocean draws from his own personal experiences of being born in Vietnam, raised in a working-class family in Connecticut, and working as a fast-food server as inspiration for this story, which features an unlikely cast of truly unforgettable characters," Oprah Winfrey said. "This award-winning author and acclaimed poet has written in stunning prose, a heartfelt and powerful examination of those living on the fringes of society, and the unique challenges they face to survive and thrive."

" style=padding-bottom:56%>• "The Emperor of Gladness" by Ocean Vuong • Fiction • May 2025About: 19-year-old Hai develops an unlikely bond with an elderly widow suffering from dementia after he becomes her caretaker. Buzz: "Ocean draws from his own personal experiences of being born in Vietnam, raised in a working-class family in Connecticut, and working as a fast-food server as inspiration for this story, which features an unlikely cast of truly unforgettable characters," Oprah Winfrey said. "This award-winning author and acclaimed poet has written in stunning prose, a heartfelt and powerful examination of those living on the fringes of society, and the unique challenges they face to survive and thrive."

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• "The Emperor of Gladness" by Ocean Vuong • Fiction • May 2025About: 19-year-old Hai develops an unlikely bond with an elderly widow suffering from dementia after he becomes her caretaker. Buzz: "Ocean draws from his own personal experiences of being born in Vietnam, raised in a working-class family in Connecticut, and working as a fast-food server as inspiration for this story, which features an unlikely cast of truly unforgettable characters," Oprah Winfrey said. "This award-winning author and acclaimed poet has written in stunning prose, a heartfelt and powerful examination of those living on the fringes of society, and the unique challenges they face to survive and thrive."

">• "The Emperor of Gladness" by Ocean Vuong • Fiction • May 2025About: 19-year-old Hai develops an unlikely bond with an elderly widow suffering from dementia after he becomes her caretaker. Buzz: "Ocean draws from his own personal experiences of being born in Vietnam, raised in a working-class family in Connecticut, and working as a fast-food server as inspiration for this story, which features an unlikely cast of truly unforgettable characters," Oprah Winfrey said. "This award-winning author and acclaimed poet has written in stunning prose, a heartfelt and powerful examination of those living on the fringes of society, and the unique challenges they face to survive and thrive."

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/MtNCZ7JLEN2bPkRvn9oVyg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4a716abfb583072ecfe17f5b00de1869 class=caas-img>"Matriarch" by Tina Knowles • Nonfiction • April 2025About: Tina Knowles, mother to international sensation Beyoncé, chronicles her own life's story in this memoir which follows her from a humble upbringings, through marriage and motherhood, and the shaping of Destiny's Child.Buzz: "Some of you might know Tina Knowles as the mother of a superstar – as in Beyoncé – but she is also a highly successful entrepreneur, fashion designer, philanthropist, and now author of this fascinating memoir of her journey to become the global figure she is today," Oprah Winfrey said.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>• "Matriarch" by Tina Knowles • Nonfiction • April 2025About: Tina Knowles, mother to international sensation Beyoncé, chronicles her own life's story in this memoir which follows her from a humble upbringings, through marriage and motherhood, and the shaping of Destiny's Child.Buzz: "Some of you might know Tina Knowles as the mother of a superstar – as in Beyoncé – but she is also a highly successful entrepreneur, fashion designer, philanthropist, and now author of this fascinating memoir of her journey to become the global figure she is today," Oprah Winfrey said.

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• "Matriarch" by Tina Knowles • Nonfiction • April 2025About: Tina Knowles, mother to international sensation Beyoncé, chronicles her own life's story in this memoir which follows her from a humble upbringings, through marriage and motherhood, and the shaping of Destiny's Child.Buzz: "Some of you might know Tina Knowles as the mother of a superstar – as in Beyoncé – but she is also a highly successful entrepreneur, fashion designer, philanthropist, and now author of this fascinating memoir of her journey to become the global figure she is today," Oprah Winfrey said.

">• "Matriarch" by Tina Knowles • Nonfiction • April 2025About: Tina Knowles, mother to international sensation Beyoncé, chronicles her own life's story in this memoir which follows her from a humble upbringings, through marriage and motherhood, and the shaping of Destiny's Child.Buzz: "Some of you might know Tina Knowles as the mother of a superstar – as in Beyoncé – but she is also a highly successful entrepreneur, fashion designer, philanthropist, and now author of this fascinating memoir of her journey to become the global figure she is today," Oprah Winfrey said.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/yK71rH9bLhIv3Z.9Biav6w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODA1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ac9be8f2f354ad607610a9c18ae0e42d class=caas-img>"The Tell" by Amy Griffin.• Nonfiction • March 2025

About: In this stirring memoir, author Amy Griffin mines her own childhood trauma to interrogate perfectionism and the societal messaging that teaches women to look outside themselves for validation.

Buzz: "Amy Griffin led what looked like a picture-perfect life – successful businesswoman, wife, mother – yet she was always running, both physically and emotionally," Winfrey said in a release announcing the choice. "Her shocking self-discovery lets us see what can happen when you face the secrets you’ve held onto and how your life can change when you reconcile your past."

" style=padding-bottom:56%>• "The Tell" by Amy Griffin.• Nonfiction • March 2025

About: In this stirring memoir, author Amy Griffin mines her own childhood trauma to interrogate perfectionism and the societal messaging that teaches women to look outside themselves for validation.

Buzz: "Amy Griffin led what looked like a picture-perfect life – successful businesswoman, wife, mother – yet she was always running, both physically and emotionally," Winfrey said in a release announcing the choice. "Her shocking self-discovery lets us see what can happen when you face the secrets you’ve held onto and how your life can change when you reconcile your past."

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/vkqrbC6_Kpnn4xq.vRcLMA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/a4ac779f52d160888d3419d9919217f7 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="

• "The Tell" by Amy Griffin.• Nonfiction • March 2025

About: In this stirring memoir, author Amy Griffin mines her own childhood trauma to interrogate perfectionism and the societal messaging that teaches women to look outside themselves for validation.

Buzz: "Amy Griffin led what looked like a picture-perfect life – successful businesswoman, wife, mother – yet she was always running, both physically and emotionally," Winfrey said in a release announcing the choice. "Her shocking self-discovery lets us see what can happen when you face the secrets you’ve held onto and how your life can change when you reconcile your past."

">• "The Tell" by Amy Griffin.• Nonfiction • March 2025

About: In this stirring memoir, author Amy Griffin mines her own childhood trauma to interrogate perfectionism and the societal messaging that teaches women to look outside themselves for validation.

Buzz: "Amy Griffin led what looked like a picture-perfect life – successful businesswoman, wife, mother – yet she was always running, both physically and emotionally," Winfrey said in a release announcing the choice. "Her shocking self-discovery lets us see what can happen when you face the secrets you’ve held onto and how your life can change when you reconcile your past."

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/vkqrbC6_Kpnn4xq.vRcLMA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/a4ac779f52d160888d3419d9919217f7 class=caas-img>"Dream State" by Eric Puchner • Fiction • February 2025

About: Set against the sprawling backdrop of the American west, Puchner's novel is one-part mystery and one-part romance as three protagonists come together for a fated (or ill-fated) wedding.

Buzz: "This is the kind of book you won't want to put down written by a brilliant storyteller," Winfrey said in a release announcing the choice. "Spanning fifty years, 'Dream State' is an exquisite examination of the important relationships we have in our lives – love, marriage, friendship - and how life can turn out so differently than we expected."

" style=padding-bottom:56%>• "Dream State" by Eric Puchner • Fiction • February 2025

About: Set against the sprawling backdrop of the American west, Puchner's novel is one-part mystery and one-part romance as three protagonists come together for a fated (or ill-fated) wedding.

Buzz: "This is the kind of book you won't want to put down written by a brilliant storyteller," Winfrey said in a release announcing the choice. "Spanning fifty years, 'Dream State' is an exquisite examination of the important relationships we have in our lives – love, marriage, friendship - and how life can turn out so differently than we expected."

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/HaKI2N66uWehJj_XsZuahw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODUw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e83e96b19dad2daba16e4bd4a31eea86 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="

• "Dream State" by Eric Puchner • Fiction • February 2025

About: Set against the sprawling backdrop of the American west, Puchner's novel is one-part mystery and one-part romance as three protagonists come together for a fated (or ill-fated) wedding.

Buzz: "This is the kind of book you won't want to put down written by a brilliant storyteller," Winfrey said in a release announcing the choice. "Spanning fifty years, 'Dream State' is an exquisite examination of the important relationships we have in our lives – love, marriage, friendship - and how life can turn out so differently than we expected."

">• "Dream State" by Eric Puchner • Fiction • February 2025

About: Set against the sprawling backdrop of the American west, Puchner's novel is one-part mystery and one-part romance as three protagonists come together for a fated (or ill-fated) wedding.

Buzz: "This is the kind of book you won't want to put down written by a brilliant storyteller," Winfrey said in a release announcing the choice. "Spanning fifty years, 'Dream State' is an exquisite examination of the important relationships we have in our lives – love, marriage, friendship - and how life can turn out so differently than we expected."

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/HaKI2N66uWehJj_XsZuahw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODUw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e83e96b19dad2daba16e4bd4a31eea86 class=caas-img>"A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle • Nonfiction • January 2025 About: A best-selling spiritual guide, Tolle's book explores the ego and argues that our attachment to it causes both personal and global suffering. Buzz: "For my next @oprahsbookclub selection, I’m doing something I’ve never done before—pick the same book twice," the media mogul wrote on Instagram. "As we welcome a new year, I wanted to revisit Eckhart’s work for a new generation of readers who can discover their life’s purpose if they absorb the principles in it," she added. Oprah selected the same book in 2008.

" style=padding-bottom:56%>"A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle • Nonfiction • January 2025 About: A best-selling spiritual guide, Tolle's book explores the ego and argues that our attachment to it causes both personal and global suffering. Buzz: "For my next @oprahsbookclub selection, I’m doing something I’ve never done before—pick the same book twice," the media mogul wrote on Instagram. "As we welcome a new year, I wanted to revisit Eckhart’s work for a new generation of readers who can discover their life’s purpose if they absorb the principles in it," she added. Oprah selected the same book in 2008.

" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/m34XZWcCfGAP.dObWYN5Yg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTYzMg--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/15356710e297f2bc8e508d551cb884e2 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="

"A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle • Nonfiction • January 2025 About: A best-selling spiritual guide, Tolle's book explores the ego and argues that our attachment to it causes both personal and global suffering. Buzz: "For my next @oprahsbookclub selection, I’m doing something I’ve never done before—pick the same book twice," the media mogul wrote on Instagram. "As we welcome a new year, I wanted to revisit Eckhart’s work for a new generation of readers who can discover their life’s purpose if they absorb the principles in it," she added. Oprah selected the same book in 2008.

">"A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle • Nonfiction • January 2025 About: A best-selling spiritual guide, Tolle's book explores the ego and argues that our attachment to it causes both personal and global suffering. Buzz: "For my next @oprahsbookclub selection, I’m doing something I’ve never done before—pick the same book twice," the media mogul wrote on Instagram. "As we welcome a new year, I wanted to revisit Eckhart’s work for a new generation of readers who can discover their life’s purpose if they absorb the principles in it," she added. Oprah selected the same book in 2008.

" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/m34XZWcCfGAP.dObWYN5Yg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTYzMg--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/15356710e297f2bc8e508d551cb884e2 class=caas-img>"From Here to the Great Unknown" by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough • Nonfiction • October 2024

About: The book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the highs and lows of one of the most legendary families in American music written by Elvis Presley’s late daughter and granddaughter.

Buzz: "I have great love and admiration for Lisa Marie Presley, and was so moved that her daughter Riley, through her grief, was able to help her finish a beautifully touching memoir that allows us to see her mother at her most honest and vulnerable."

"This is an intimate look at what it was like growing up as heir to one of America’s most famous families," Winfrey added." style=padding-bottom:56%>"From Here to the Great Unknown" by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough • Nonfiction • October 2024

About: The book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the highs and lows of one of the most legendary families in American music written by Elvis Presley’s late daughter and granddaughter.

Buzz: "I have great love and admiration for Lisa Marie Presley, and was so moved that her daughter Riley, through her grief, was able to help her finish a beautifully touching memoir that allows us to see her mother at her most honest and vulnerable."

"This is an intimate look at what it was like growing up as heir to one of America’s most famous families," Winfrey added." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7qu.vV4tmDcaYamoB6LgJg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODgx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/bab2b140f77dc435088438e561a34d6e class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=""From Here to the Great Unknown" by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough • Nonfiction • October 2024

About: The book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the highs and lows of one of the most legendary families in American music written by Elvis Presley’s late daughter and granddaughter.

Buzz: "I have great love and admiration for Lisa Marie Presley, and was so moved that her daughter Riley, through her grief, was able to help her finish a beautifully touching memoir that allows us to see her mother at her most honest and vulnerable."

"This is an intimate look at what it was like growing up as heir to one of America’s most famous families," Winfrey added.">"From Here to the Great Unknown" by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough • Nonfiction • October 2024

About: The book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the highs and lows of one of the most legendary families in American music written by Elvis Presley’s late daughter and granddaughter.

Buzz: "I have great love and admiration for Lisa Marie Presley, and was so moved that her daughter Riley, through her grief, was able to help her finish a beautifully touching memoir that allows us to see her mother at her most honest and vulnerable."

"This is an intimate look at what it was like growing up as heir to one of America’s most famous families," Winfrey added." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7qu.vV4tmDcaYamoB6LgJg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODgx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/bab2b140f77dc435088438e561a34d6e class=caas-img>"Familiaris" David Wroblewski • Fiction • June 2024

About: The book is the 106th Oprah’s Book Club selection and is the follow-up to the Wisconsin-born novelist’s 2008 debut, “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,” another book club pick.

Buzz: Winfrey said the "epic novel" goes on a journey that "brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure, and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship, and living your life's true purpose."" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Familiaris" David Wroblewski • Fiction • June 2024

About: The book is the 106th Oprah’s Book Club selection and is the follow-up to the Wisconsin-born novelist’s 2008 debut, “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,” another book club pick.

Buzz: Winfrey said the "epic novel" goes on a journey that "brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure, and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship, and living your life's true purpose."" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/wP1e3btvU1T6muAPnX5tlQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTIw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/6762cedb79b0d8a1e1585d6165e6f930 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=""Familiaris" David Wroblewski • Fiction • June 2024

About: The book is the 106th Oprah’s Book Club selection and is the follow-up to the Wisconsin-born novelist’s 2008 debut, “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,” another book club pick.

Buzz: Winfrey said the "epic novel" goes on a journey that "brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure, and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship, and living your life's true purpose."">"Familiaris" David Wroblewski • Fiction • June 2024

About: The book is the 106th Oprah’s Book Club selection and is the follow-up to the Wisconsin-born novelist’s 2008 debut, “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,” another book club pick.

Buzz: Winfrey said the "epic novel" goes on a journey that "brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure, and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship, and living your life's true purpose."" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/wP1e3btvU1T6muAPnX5tlQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTIw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/6762cedb79b0d8a1e1585d6165e6f930 class=caas-img>"Wellness" by Nathan Hill • Fiction • September 2023

About: The book is a sweeping, 600-page narrative about an embattled married couple in Chicago.

Buzz: In announcing her selection of Hill's book, Winfrey called the story a "modern take on love, marriage, and society’s obsession on improving almost every aspect of our lives – and the impact technology and social media has on our culture and in our lives."

"This brilliant novel will leave you thinking about the truth of your own life and the stories we tell ourselves and each other," Winfrey added." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Wellness" by Nathan Hill • Fiction • September 2023

About: The book is a sweeping, 600-page narrative about an embattled married couple in Chicago.

Buzz: In announcing her selection of Hill's book, Winfrey called the story a "modern take on love, marriage, and society’s obsession on improving almost every aspect of our lives – and the impact technology and social media has on our culture and in our lives."

"This brilliant novel will leave you thinking about the truth of your own life and the stories we tell ourselves and each other," Winfrey added." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WOXGSjp9IsZ4twvo7whSKA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODUw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f73a3795eec522cf3ea3d5a48103c2a6 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=""Wellness" by Nathan Hill • Fiction • September 2023

About: The book is a sweeping, 600-page narrative about an embattled married couple in Chicago.

Buzz: In announcing her selection of Hill's book, Winfrey called the story a "modern take on love, marriage, and society’s obsession on improving almost every aspect of our lives – and the impact technology and social media has on our culture and in our lives."

"This brilliant novel will leave you thinking about the truth of your own life and the stories we tell ourselves and each other," Winfrey added.">"Wellness" by Nathan Hill • Fiction • September 2023

About: The book is a sweeping, 600-page narrative about an embattled married couple in Chicago.

Buzz: In announcing her selection of Hill's book, Winfrey called the story a "modern take on love, marriage, and society’s obsession on improving almost every aspect of our lives – and the impact technology and social media has on our culture and in our lives."

"This brilliant novel will leave you thinking about the truth of your own life and the stories we tell ourselves and each other," Winfrey added." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WOXGSjp9IsZ4twvo7whSKA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODUw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f73a3795eec522cf3ea3d5a48103c2a6 class=caas-img>“Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver • Fiction • October 2022 About: The plot of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield” is transported to late-1990s Appalachia. It’s a clever and grimly fitting conceit: Poverty, neglect and a frayed safety net are as true to life in contemporary rural Virginia as they were in Victorian England. Read USA TODAY's review. Buzz: “One of America’s most revered authors, Kingsolver’s new novel is an extraordinary coming-of-age tale set in Southern Appalachia, narrated by a truly unforgettable protagonist,” Winfrey said on social media." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver • Fiction • October 2022 About: The plot of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield” is transported to late-1990s Appalachia. It’s a clever and grimly fitting conceit: Poverty, neglect and a frayed safety net are as true to life in contemporary rural Virginia as they were in Victorian England. Read USA TODAY's review. Buzz: “One of America’s most revered authors, Kingsolver’s new novel is an extraordinary coming-of-age tale set in Southern Appalachia, narrated by a truly unforgettable protagonist,” Winfrey said on social media." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/LA0eclPB3qGIXg8B5Jm7dA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODIw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/61cd63a7ef744c7aadf5b497d6674d5a class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver • Fiction • October 2022 About: The plot of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield” is transported to late-1990s Appalachia. It’s a clever and grimly fitting conceit: Poverty, neglect and a frayed safety net are as true to life in contemporary rural Virginia as they were in Victorian England. Read USA TODAY's review. Buzz: “One of America’s most revered authors, Kingsolver’s new novel is an extraordinary coming-of-age tale set in Southern Appalachia, narrated by a truly unforgettable protagonist,” Winfrey said on social media.">“Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver • Fiction • October 2022 About: The plot of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield” is transported to late-1990s Appalachia. It’s a clever and grimly fitting conceit: Poverty, neglect and a frayed safety net are as true to life in contemporary rural Virginia as they were in Victorian England. Read USA TODAY's review. Buzz: “One of America’s most revered authors, Kingsolver’s new novel is an extraordinary coming-of-age tale set in Southern Appalachia, narrated by a truly unforgettable protagonist,” Winfrey said on social media." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/LA0eclPB3qGIXg8B5Jm7dA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODIw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/61cd63a7ef744c7aadf5b497d6674d5a class=caas-img>"That Bird Has My Wings" by Jarvis Jay Masters • Nonfiction • September 2022 About: Subtitled 'The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row' chronicles Masters' life on death row in San Quentin prison. Buzz: “His story, of a young boy victimized by addiction, poverty, violence, the foster care system, and later the justice system, profoundly touched me then, and still does today,” Winfrey said in a statement." style=padding-bottom:56%>"That Bird Has My Wings" by Jarvis Jay Masters • Nonfiction • September 2022 About: Subtitled 'The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row' chronicles Masters' life on death row in San Quentin prison. Buzz: “His story, of a young boy victimized by addiction, poverty, violence, the foster care system, and later the justice system, profoundly touched me then, and still does today,” Winfrey said in a statement." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/M5xpZIpPSK5N48OWH3ThiA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTEwNjU-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/54cf1e5223ac8f883602d3efe01f8fad class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=""That Bird Has My Wings" by Jarvis Jay Masters • Nonfiction • September 2022 About: Subtitled 'The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row' chronicles Masters' life on death row in San Quentin prison. Buzz: “His story, of a young boy victimized by addiction, poverty, violence, the foster care system, and later the justice system, profoundly touched me then, and still does today,” Winfrey said in a statement.">"That Bird Has My Wings" by Jarvis Jay Masters • Nonfiction • September 2022 About: Subtitled 'The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row' chronicles Masters' life on death row in San Quentin prison. Buzz: “His story, of a young boy victimized by addiction, poverty, violence, the foster care system, and later the justice system, profoundly touched me then, and still does today,” Winfrey said in a statement." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/M5xpZIpPSK5N48OWH3ThiA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTEwNjU-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/54cf1e5223ac8f883602d3efe01f8fad class=caas-img>"Nightcrawling" by Leila Mottley • Fiction • June 2022 About: Kiara and her brother Marcus scrape by in East Oakland when Kiara stumbles on a job that eventually leads to her becoming a key witness in a police scandal. Buzz: “It brings me great joy to introduce readers to new authors, and this young poet Leila Mottley wrote a soul-searching portrait of survival and hope,” Winfrey said in a statement." style=padding-bottom:56%>"Nightcrawling" by Leila Mottley • Fiction • June 2022 About: Kiara and her brother Marcus scrape by in East Oakland when Kiara stumbles on a job that eventually leads to her becoming a key witness in a police scandal. Buzz: “It brings me great joy to introduce readers to new authors, and this young poet Leila Mottley wrote a soul-searching portrait of survival and hope,” Winfrey said in a statement." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Ci0LSXaFw8tzCsPwOmqZYg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTYyNA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9b96c44c250b37b7cd71ef1f82b5b606 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=""Nightcrawling" by Leila Mottley • Fiction • June 2022 About: Kiara and her brother Marcus scrape by in East Oakland when Kiara stumbles on a job that eventually leads to her becoming a key witness in a police scandal. Buzz: “It brings me great joy to introduce readers to new authors, and this young poet Leila Mottley wrote a soul-searching portrait of survival and hope,” Winfrey said in a statement.">"Nightcrawling" by Leila Mottley • Fiction • June 2022 About: Kiara and her brother Marcus scrape by in East Oakland when Kiara stumbles on a job that eventually leads to her becoming a key witness in a police scandal. Buzz: “It brings me great joy to introduce readers to new authors, and this young poet Leila Mottley wrote a soul-searching portrait of survival and hope,” Winfrey said in a statement." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Ci0LSXaFw8tzCsPwOmqZYg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTQyMDtoPTYyNA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9b96c44c250b37b7cd71ef1f82b5b606 class=caas-img>"Finding Me" by Viola Davis • Nonfiction • April 2022 About: The Oscar-, Grammy-, Emmy- and Tony-winning actress shares her personal story of overcoming childhood poverty and dysfunction to become one of the most celebrated artists of her generation. Buzz: "After I finished reading the first paragraph, I knew this was a book I wanted to share with the world," Oprah Winfrey said in a statement. “I am in awe that Viola overcame all that she did to not only survive but become a role model for the world as a renowned actress, a mother, a wife and the woman that she is today.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Finding Me" by Viola Davis • Nonfiction • April 2022 About: The Oscar-, Grammy-, Emmy- and Tony-winning actress shares her personal story of overcoming childhood poverty and dysfunction to become one of the most celebrated artists of her generation. Buzz: "After I finished reading the first paragraph, I knew this was a book I wanted to share with the world," Oprah Winfrey said in a statement. “I am in awe that Viola overcame all that she did to not only survive but become a role model for the world as a renowned actress, a mother, a wife and the woman that she is today.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/PJOh_qGdP8ObzDDkKlj97g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/6a1fd3942b2714b1e3f1f6bcca514ca0 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=""Finding Me" by Viola Davis • Nonfiction • April 2022 About: The Oscar-, Grammy-, Emmy- and Tony-winning actress shares her personal story of overcoming childhood poverty and dysfunction to become one of the most celebrated artists of her generation. Buzz: "After I finished reading the first paragraph, I knew this was a book I wanted to share with the world," Oprah Winfrey said in a statement. “I am in awe that Viola overcame all that she did to not only survive but become a role model for the world as a renowned actress, a mother, a wife and the woman that she is today.”">"Finding Me" by Viola Davis • Nonfiction • April 2022 About: The Oscar-, Grammy-, Emmy- and Tony-winning actress shares her personal story of overcoming childhood poverty and dysfunction to become one of the most celebrated artists of her generation. Buzz: "After I finished reading the first paragraph, I knew this was a book I wanted to share with the world," Oprah Winfrey said in a statement. “I am in awe that Viola overcame all that she did to not only survive but become a role model for the world as a renowned actress, a mother, a wife and the woman that she is today.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/PJOh_qGdP8ObzDDkKlj97g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/6a1fd3942b2714b1e3f1f6bcca514ca0 class=caas-img>"Bewilderment" by Richard Powers • Fiction • September 2021 About: Widowed astrobiologist Theo Byrne raises his troubled son Robin hoping to help him with an experimental neurofeedback treatment to help with his emotional control. Buzz: In a statement, Winfrey said the author is "one of our country’s greatest living writers, Richard Powers, who writes some of the most beautiful sentences I’ve ever read,”" style=padding-bottom:56%>"Bewilderment" by Richard Powers • Fiction • September 2021 About: Widowed astrobiologist Theo Byrne raises his troubled son Robin hoping to help him with an experimental neurofeedback treatment to help with his emotional control. Buzz: In a statement, Winfrey said the author is "one of our country’s greatest living writers, Richard Powers, who writes some of the most beautiful sentences I’ve ever read,”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/RBQ_MdXghZu8UhVWkZ2e7w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2294d9ee9d6e9ed51d102479da10ac1f class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=""Bewilderment" by Richard Powers • Fiction • September 2021 About: Widowed astrobiologist Theo Byrne raises his troubled son Robin hoping to help him with an experimental neurofeedback treatment to help with his emotional control. Buzz: In a statement, Winfrey said the author is "one of our country’s greatest living writers, Richard Powers, who writes some of the most beautiful sentences I’ve ever read,”">"Bewilderment" by Richard Powers • Fiction • September 2021 About: Widowed astrobiologist Theo Byrne raises his troubled son Robin hoping to help him with an experimental neurofeedback treatment to help with his emotional control. Buzz: In a statement, Winfrey said the author is "one of our country’s greatest living writers, Richard Powers, who writes some of the most beautiful sentences I’ve ever read,”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/RBQ_MdXghZu8UhVWkZ2e7w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2294d9ee9d6e9ed51d102479da10ac1f class=caas-img>"The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois" by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers • Fiction • August 2021 About: The novel follows Ailey Pearl Garfield as he journies through his family's past and legacy, from the colonial slave trade to the present day Buzz: “I was so enraptured by the story of this modern Black family, and how author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers wove the larger fabric of historical trauma through the family’s silence through generations,” Winfrey said in a statement. “It’s a combination of historical and modern and it consumed me."" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois" by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers • Fiction • August 2021 About: The novel follows Ailey Pearl Garfield as he journies through his family's past and legacy, from the colonial slave trade to the present day Buzz: “I was so enraptured by the story of this modern Black family, and how author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers wove the larger fabric of historical trauma through the family’s silence through generations,” Winfrey said in a statement. “It’s a combination of historical and modern and it consumed me."" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/dexDtO1slZFqfZ25YjzcVQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTk2Nw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/47018759d09f3e92d9f4fdb58cbedc8b class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=""The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois" by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers • Fiction • August 2021 About: The novel follows Ailey Pearl Garfield as he journies through his family's past and legacy, from the colonial slave trade to the present day Buzz: “I was so enraptured by the story of this modern Black family, and how author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers wove the larger fabric of historical trauma through the family’s silence through generations,” Winfrey said in a statement. “It’s a combination of historical and modern and it consumed me."">"The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois" by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers • Fiction • August 2021 About: The novel follows Ailey Pearl Garfield as he journies through his family's past and legacy, from the colonial slave trade to the present day Buzz: “I was so enraptured by the story of this modern Black family, and how author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers wove the larger fabric of historical trauma through the family’s silence through generations,” Winfrey said in a statement. “It’s a combination of historical and modern and it consumed me."" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/dexDtO1slZFqfZ25YjzcVQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTk2Nw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/47018759d09f3e92d9f4fdb58cbedc8b class=caas-img>"The Sweetness of Water" by Nathan Harris • Fiction • June 2021 About: The story of two brothers in the newly emancipated South who find work on the farm of a neighbor who believes his son was killed in the war. Buzz: Winfrey shared her thoughts on "CBS This Morning" when she announced the book, which caught her attention because said she had never seen that time period depicted before. "I think one of the things that's so relevant about the story is that you can feel the essence of what it means to have come from there to here. That's why I liked it so much, is because you get to literally look at how far we have come," she said." style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Sweetness of Water" by Nathan Harris • Fiction • June 2021 About: The story of two brothers in the newly emancipated South who find work on the farm of a neighbor who believes his son was killed in the war. Buzz: Winfrey shared her thoughts on "CBS This Morning" when she announced the book, which caught her attention because said she had never seen that time period depicted before. "I think one of the things that's so relevant about the story is that you can feel the essence of what it means to have come from there to here. That's why I liked it so much, is because you get to literally look at how far we have come," she said." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/YhV8_PJYbEMdaJC0vrwKgg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTI1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f57652cb861304c382904d6ed95a62d8 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=""The Sweetness of Water" by Nathan Harris • Fiction • June 2021 About: The story of two brothers in the newly emancipated South who find work on the farm of a neighbor who believes his son was killed in the war. Buzz: Winfrey shared her thoughts on "CBS This Morning" when she announced the book, which caught her attention because said she had never seen that time period depicted before. "I think one of the things that's so relevant about the story is that you can feel the essence of what it means to have come from there to here. That's why I liked it so much, is because you get to literally look at how far we have come," she said.">"The Sweetness of Water" by Nathan Harris • Fiction • June 2021 About: The story of two brothers in the newly emancipated South who find work on the farm of a neighbor who believes his son was killed in the war. Buzz: Winfrey shared her thoughts on "CBS This Morning" when she announced the book, which caught her attention because said she had never seen that time period depicted before. "I think one of the things that's so relevant about the story is that you can feel the essence of what it means to have come from there to here. That's why I liked it so much, is because you get to literally look at how far we have come," she said." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/YhV8_PJYbEMdaJC0vrwKgg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTI1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f57652cb861304c382904d6ed95a62d8 class=caas-img>"The Gilead Novels" by Marilynne Robinson • Fiction • March 2021 About: The series' four novels ("Gilead", "Home", "Lila" and "Jack") interweave the story of two families in a small Iowa town. Buzz: "As I was recently reading author Marilynne Robinson’s latest novel, ‘Jack,’ I thought it would be wonderful to explore her entire Gilead universe through these four novels," Winfrey said in a press release. " style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Gilead Novels" by Marilynne Robinson • Fiction • March 2021 About: The series' four novels ("Gilead", "Home", "Lila" and "Jack") interweave the story of two families in a small Iowa town. Buzz: "As I was recently reading author Marilynne Robinson’s latest novel, ‘Jack,’ I thought it would be wonderful to explore her entire Gilead universe through these four novels," Winfrey said in a press release. " data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7XrClU59oorkIPP2g8l65Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTk3NQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/54c2ba8414f4262377a8e56c0aa3dc02 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=""The Gilead Novels" by Marilynne Robinson • Fiction • March 2021 About: The series' four novels ("Gilead", "Home", "Lila" and "Jack") interweave the story of two families in a small Iowa town. Buzz: "As I was recently reading author Marilynne Robinson’s latest novel, ‘Jack,’ I thought it would be wonderful to explore her entire Gilead universe through these four novels," Winfrey said in a press release. ">"The Gilead Novels" by Marilynne Robinson • Fiction • March 2021 About: The series' four novels ("Gilead", "Home", "Lila" and "Jack") interweave the story of two families in a small Iowa town. Buzz: "As I was recently reading author Marilynne Robinson’s latest novel, ‘Jack,’ I thought it would be wonderful to explore her entire Gilead universe through these four novels," Winfrey said in a press release. " src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7XrClU59oorkIPP2g8l65Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTk3NQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/54c2ba8414f4262377a8e56c0aa3dc02 class=caas-img>American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummins • Fiction • January 2020 About: Lydia Quixano Pérez’s fairly comfortable life in Acapulco, Mexico, is upended when her journalist husband publishes a tell-all profile on the jefe of a deadly drug cartel. Lydia is forced to flee with her 8-year-old son to the U.S. border. Buzz: “Jeanine Cummins accomplishes a remarkable feat, literally putting us in the shoes of migrants and making us feel their anguish and desperation to live in freedom,” says Oprah. " style=padding-bottom:56%>American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummins • Fiction • January 2020 About: Lydia Quixano Pérez’s fairly comfortable life in Acapulco, Mexico, is upended when her journalist husband publishes a tell-all profile on the jefe of a deadly drug cartel. Lydia is forced to flee with her 8-year-old son to the U.S. border. Buzz: “Jeanine Cummins accomplishes a remarkable feat, literally putting us in the shoes of migrants and making us feel their anguish and desperation to live in freedom,” says Oprah. " data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/qMj0cpwqsA3H3y3ePhDmng--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7096c57730592e5777d2a7dddf63aa10 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=""American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummins • Fiction • January 2020 About: Lydia Quixano Pérez’s fairly comfortable life in Acapulco, Mexico, is upended when her journalist husband publishes a tell-all profile on the jefe of a deadly drug cartel. Lydia is forced to flee with her 8-year-old son to the U.S. border. Buzz: “Jeanine Cummins accomplishes a remarkable feat, literally putting us in the shoes of migrants and making us feel their anguish and desperation to live in freedom,” says Oprah. ">American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummins • Fiction • January 2020 About: Lydia Quixano Pérez’s fairly comfortable life in Acapulco, Mexico, is upended when her journalist husband publishes a tell-all profile on the jefe of a deadly drug cartel. Lydia is forced to flee with her 8-year-old son to the U.S. border. Buzz: “Jeanine Cummins accomplishes a remarkable feat, literally putting us in the shoes of migrants and making us feel their anguish and desperation to live in freedom,” says Oprah. " src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/qMj0cpwqsA3H3y3ePhDmng--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7096c57730592e5777d2a7dddf63aa10 class=caas-img>"The Water Dancer" by Ta-Nehisi Coates • Fiction • September 2019 About: Hiram Walker, who is born into slavery, discovers he has been gifted with a mysterious power. Buzz: When introducing the first selection for Apple TV's "Oprah's Book Club," Winfrey called the novel "one of the best books I have ever read." " style=padding-bottom:56%>"The Water Dancer" by Ta-Nehisi Coates • Fiction • September 2019 About: Hiram Walker, who is born into slavery, discovers he has been gifted with a mysterious power. Buzz: When introducing the first selection for Apple TV's "Oprah's Book Club," Winfrey called the novel "one of the best books I have ever read." " data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WtwSjqaWVVlQB9VE03sd3A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b9f97a2284cfa45dfd6c30e0813bae14 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=""The Water Dancer" by Ta-Nehisi Coates • Fiction • September 2019 About: Hiram Walker, who is born into slavery, discovers he has been gifted with a mysterious power. Buzz: When introducing the first selection for Apple TV's "Oprah's Book Club," Winfrey called the novel "one of the best books I have ever read." ">"The Water Dancer" by Ta-Nehisi Coates • Fiction • September 2019 About: Hiram Walker, who is born into slavery, discovers he has been gifted with a mysterious power. Buzz: When introducing the first selection for Apple TV's "Oprah's Book Club," Winfrey called the novel "one of the best books I have ever read." " src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WtwSjqaWVVlQB9VE03sd3A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b9f97a2284cfa45dfd6c30e0813bae14 class=caas-img>“Becoming,” by Michelle Obama • Non-fiction • November 2018 About: The former first lady shares stories from her childhood through to her time at the White House. Buzz: The former first lady dominated in 2018, landing the No. 1 spot on USA TODAY’s year-end top 100 best-selling books list. Pretty impressive, considering that was based on only two months of sales." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Becoming,” by Michelle Obama • Non-fiction • November 2018 About: The former first lady shares stories from her childhood through to her time at the White House. Buzz: The former first lady dominated in 2018, landing the No. 1 spot on USA TODAY’s year-end top 100 best-selling books list. Pretty impressive, considering that was based on only two months of sales." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/34sw84kHe0JdE0Qn7DZS0w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e97f7b0a5abe1c81210031834888e1c6 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Becoming,” by Michelle Obama • Non-fiction • November 2018 About: The former first lady shares stories from her childhood through to her time at the White House. Buzz: The former first lady dominated in 2018, landing the No. 1 spot on USA TODAY’s year-end top 100 best-selling books list. Pretty impressive, considering that was based on only two months of sales.">“Becoming,” by Michelle Obama • Non-fiction • November 2018 About: The former first lady shares stories from her childhood through to her time at the White House. Buzz: The former first lady dominated in 2018, landing the No. 1 spot on USA TODAY’s year-end top 100 best-selling books list. Pretty impressive, considering that was based on only two months of sales." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/34sw84kHe0JdE0Qn7DZS0w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e97f7b0a5abe1c81210031834888e1c6 class=caas-img>“Behold the Dreamers,” by Imbolo Mbue • Fiction • June 2017 About: Immigrants Jende and Neni Jonga get jobs working for a financier and his wife. Buzz: “The novel's best elements [are] Mbue’s vivacious brand of humor and her enduring empathy for even her most repulsive characters.” Even as the book “takes some dark, vicious turns,” according to USA TODAY, “it never feels cheaply cynical.” Read the review here." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Behold the Dreamers,” by Imbolo Mbue • Fiction • June 2017 About: Immigrants Jende and Neni Jonga get jobs working for a financier and his wife. Buzz: “The novel's best elements [are] Mbue’s vivacious brand of humor and her enduring empathy for even her most repulsive characters.” Even as the book “takes some dark, vicious turns,” according to USA TODAY, “it never feels cheaply cynical.” Read the review here." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/dtTYkxEKxZct.LO2WuA7_g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/480673d96fd29f0503bdefe017533ee8 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Behold the Dreamers,” by Imbolo Mbue • Fiction • June 2017 About: Immigrants Jende and Neni Jonga get jobs working for a financier and his wife. Buzz: “The novel's best elements [are] Mbue’s vivacious brand of humor and her enduring empathy for even her most repulsive characters.” Even as the book “takes some dark, vicious turns,” according to USA TODAY, “it never feels cheaply cynical.” Read the review here.">“Behold the Dreamers,” by Imbolo Mbue • Fiction • June 2017 About: Immigrants Jende and Neni Jonga get jobs working for a financier and his wife. Buzz: “The novel's best elements [are] Mbue’s vivacious brand of humor and her enduring empathy for even her most repulsive characters.” Even as the book “takes some dark, vicious turns,” according to USA TODAY, “it never feels cheaply cynical.” Read the review here." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/dtTYkxEKxZct.LO2WuA7_g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/480673d96fd29f0503bdefe017533ee8 class=caas-img>“Ruby,” by Cynthia Bond • Fiction • February 2015 About: Ruby Bell reluctantly returns home to Liberty, Texas, only to relive the violence of her past. Buzz: Winfrey told the AP when she chose the novel that she found “the language and descriptions so vividly compelling that sometimes I would have to take a breath and repeat the sentences out loud."" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Ruby,” by Cynthia Bond • Fiction • February 2015 About: Ruby Bell reluctantly returns home to Liberty, Texas, only to relive the violence of her past. Buzz: Winfrey told the AP when she chose the novel that she found “the language and descriptions so vividly compelling that sometimes I would have to take a breath and repeat the sentences out loud."" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/fr9Ms7E9xzNAehAYqEKl0w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTM2MDtoPTQ4MA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5a42713a5ff566fe03c06e4166f5ec39 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Ruby,” by Cynthia Bond • Fiction • February 2015 About: Ruby Bell reluctantly returns home to Liberty, Texas, only to relive the violence of her past. Buzz: Winfrey told the AP when she chose the novel that she found “the language and descriptions so vividly compelling that sometimes I would have to take a breath and repeat the sentences out loud."">“Ruby,” by Cynthia Bond • Fiction • February 2015 About: Ruby Bell reluctantly returns home to Liberty, Texas, only to relive the violence of her past. Buzz: Winfrey told the AP when she chose the novel that she found “the language and descriptions so vividly compelling that sometimes I would have to take a breath and repeat the sentences out loud."" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/fr9Ms7E9xzNAehAYqEKl0w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTM2MDtoPTQ4MA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5a42713a5ff566fe03c06e4166f5ec39 class=caas-img>“The Invention of Wings,” by Sue Monk Kidd • Fiction • January 2014 About: Sarah's life changes when she befriends a slave given to her as a birthday gift by her family. Buzz: According to USA TODAY, the author produced “a beautifully written book about the awe-inspiring resilience of America's enslaved people.” Read the review here." style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Invention of Wings,” by Sue Monk Kidd • Fiction • January 2014 About: Sarah's life changes when she befriends a slave given to her as a birthday gift by her family. Buzz: According to USA TODAY, the author produced “a beautifully written book about the awe-inspiring resilience of America's enslaved people.” Read the review here." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/N_Tnd.XNmPo7SGqSfNCJ0Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/111801a64e8a7d9eb2b236e7a1579b6f class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Invention of Wings,” by Sue Monk Kidd • Fiction • January 2014 About: Sarah's life changes when she befriends a slave given to her as a birthday gift by her family. Buzz: According to USA TODAY, the author produced “a beautifully written book about the awe-inspiring resilience of America's enslaved people.” Read the review here.">“The Invention of Wings,” by Sue Monk Kidd • Fiction • January 2014 About: Sarah's life changes when she befriends a slave given to her as a birthday gift by her family. Buzz: According to USA TODAY, the author produced “a beautifully written book about the awe-inspiring resilience of America's enslaved people.” Read the review here." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/N_Tnd.XNmPo7SGqSfNCJ0Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/111801a64e8a7d9eb2b236e7a1579b6f class=caas-img>“The Twelve Tribes of Hattie,” by Ayana Mathis • Fiction • December 2012 About: An African-American family survives through the Great Migration. Buzz: According to USA TODAY, “You will understand exactly why Oprah Winfrey selected it as the second title for her relaunched book club. … Mathis writes with power and insight.” Read the review here." style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Twelve Tribes of Hattie,” by Ayana Mathis • Fiction • December 2012 About: An African-American family survives through the Great Migration. Buzz: According to USA TODAY, “You will understand exactly why Oprah Winfrey selected it as the second title for her relaunched book club. … Mathis writes with power and insight.” Read the review here." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/i2alg3Znuv39Yjrk9nL0RA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/0d51efac16f4c747294b044da5dc0d82 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption=" “The Twelve Tribes of Hattie,” by Ayana Mathis • Fiction • December 2012 About: An African-American family survives through the Great Migration. Buzz: According to USA TODAY, “You will understand exactly why Oprah Winfrey selected it as the second title for her relaunched book club. … Mathis writes with power and insight.” Read the review here.">“The Twelve Tribes of Hattie,” by Ayana Mathis • Fiction • December 2012 About: An African-American family survives through the Great Migration. Buzz: According to USA TODAY, “You will understand exactly why Oprah Winfrey selected it as the second title for her relaunched book club. … Mathis writes with power and insight.” Read the review here." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/i2alg3Znuv39Yjrk9nL0RA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/0d51efac16f4c747294b044da5dc0d82 class=caas-img>“Wild,” by Cheryl Strayed • Non-fiction • June 2012 About: The author recounts her life-changing journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, this is “a candid, inspiring narrative of the author’s brutal physical and psychological journey through a wilderness of despair to a renewed sense of self.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Wild,” by Cheryl Strayed • Non-fiction • June 2012 About: The author recounts her life-changing journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, this is “a candid, inspiring narrative of the author’s brutal physical and psychological journey through a wilderness of despair to a renewed sense of self.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/qCihFTIIOyuRVnKud0Ue9w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3339c1edb3f1f336ae4fda1e3cdb0e83 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Wild,” by Cheryl Strayed • Non-fiction • June 2012 About: The author recounts her life-changing journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, this is “a candid, inspiring narrative of the author’s brutal physical and psychological journey through a wilderness of despair to a renewed sense of self.”">“Wild,” by Cheryl Strayed • Non-fiction • June 2012 About: The author recounts her life-changing journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, this is “a candid, inspiring narrative of the author’s brutal physical and psychological journey through a wilderness of despair to a renewed sense of self.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/qCihFTIIOyuRVnKud0Ue9w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3339c1edb3f1f336ae4fda1e3cdb0e83 class=caas-img>“A Tale of Two Cities,” by Charles Dickens • Fiction • December 2010 About: Historical fiction taking place in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. Buzz: Not that this 1859 classic needs any buzz, but it arguably has one of the greatest opening sentences of all time: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“A Tale of Two Cities,” by Charles Dickens • Fiction • December 2010 About: Historical fiction taking place in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. Buzz: Not that this 1859 classic needs any buzz, but it arguably has one of the greatest opening sentences of all time: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/lRnmKWL4PnJ5yr6p6UtYWQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTEz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/399e33dd8f9300807b37771306aa618f class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“A Tale of Two Cities,” by Charles Dickens • Fiction • December 2010 About: Historical fiction taking place in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. Buzz: Not that this 1859 classic needs any buzz, but it arguably has one of the greatest opening sentences of all time: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”">“A Tale of Two Cities,” by Charles Dickens • Fiction • December 2010 About: Historical fiction taking place in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. Buzz: Not that this 1859 classic needs any buzz, but it arguably has one of the greatest opening sentences of all time: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/lRnmKWL4PnJ5yr6p6UtYWQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTEz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/399e33dd8f9300807b37771306aa618f class=caas-img>“Great Expectations,” by Charles Dickens • Fiction • December 2010 About: The trials and tribulations of an orphan named Pip in early 1800s England. Buzz: The book has been the subject of myriad stage and film adaptations since its publication." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Great Expectations,” by Charles Dickens • Fiction • December 2010 About: The trials and tribulations of an orphan named Pip in early 1800s England. Buzz: The book has been the subject of myriad stage and film adaptations since its publication." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/PQY4thhR8YD.UI1IOLE_5w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTA3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/fbd6eafc3137b73ac889fba069f178f1 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Great Expectations,” by Charles Dickens • Fiction • December 2010 About: The trials and tribulations of an orphan named Pip in early 1800s England. Buzz: The book has been the subject of myriad stage and film adaptations since its publication.">“Great Expectations,” by Charles Dickens • Fiction • December 2010 About: The trials and tribulations of an orphan named Pip in early 1800s England. Buzz: The book has been the subject of myriad stage and film adaptations since its publication." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/PQY4thhR8YD.UI1IOLE_5w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTA3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/fbd6eafc3137b73ac889fba069f178f1 class=caas-img>“Freedom,” by Jonathan Franzen • Fiction • September 2010 About: A fictional study of a crumbling marriage with the politics of the Bush-Cheney era as a backdrop. Buzz: The question facing Franzen's follow-up to “The Corrections” is “whether it can find its own voice in its predecessor's shadow. In short: yes, it does, and in a big way,” says Publishers Weekly." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Freedom,” by Jonathan Franzen • Fiction • September 2010 About: A fictional study of a crumbling marriage with the politics of the Bush-Cheney era as a backdrop. Buzz: The question facing Franzen's follow-up to “The Corrections” is “whether it can find its own voice in its predecessor's shadow. In short: yes, it does, and in a big way,” says Publishers Weekly." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/C1XfNtFImSsnrMWlYxtv0w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/6f26607908c07fa1b9172b3a6810a269 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Freedom,” by Jonathan Franzen • Fiction • September 2010 About: A fictional study of a crumbling marriage with the politics of the Bush-Cheney era as a backdrop. Buzz: The question facing Franzen's follow-up to “The Corrections” is “whether it can find its own voice in its predecessor's shadow. In short: yes, it does, and in a big way,” says Publishers Weekly.">“Freedom,” by Jonathan Franzen • Fiction • September 2010 About: A fictional study of a crumbling marriage with the politics of the Bush-Cheney era as a backdrop. Buzz: The question facing Franzen's follow-up to “The Corrections” is “whether it can find its own voice in its predecessor's shadow. In short: yes, it does, and in a big way,” says Publishers Weekly." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/C1XfNtFImSsnrMWlYxtv0w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/6f26607908c07fa1b9172b3a6810a269 class=caas-img>“Say You’re One of Them,” by Umen Akpan • Fiction • September 2009 About: A collection of stories portraying the suffering of African children. Buzz: “Haunting prose. Unrelenting horror. An almost unreadable must-read,” says Kirkus Reviews." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Say You’re One of Them,” by Umen Akpan • Fiction • September 2009 About: A collection of stories portraying the suffering of African children. Buzz: “Haunting prose. Unrelenting horror. An almost unreadable must-read,” says Kirkus Reviews." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/SGGQm0DNUUHRH4YgyYjCYQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/58991cb43d25f5bfac97f00f67d4f9c0 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Say You’re One of Them,” by Umen Akpan • Fiction • September 2009 About: A collection of stories portraying the suffering of African children. Buzz: “Haunting prose. Unrelenting horror. An almost unreadable must-read,” says Kirkus Reviews.">“Say You’re One of Them,” by Umen Akpan • Fiction • September 2009 About: A collection of stories portraying the suffering of African children. Buzz: “Haunting prose. Unrelenting horror. An almost unreadable must-read,” says Kirkus Reviews." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/SGGQm0DNUUHRH4YgyYjCYQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/58991cb43d25f5bfac97f00f67d4f9c0 class=caas-img>“The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,” by David Wroblewski • Fiction • September 2008 About: A mute boy whose family trains dogs must deal with a tragic loss. Buzz: According to USA TODAY, the novel “is surprising and rewarding. It's worth savoring, both its story and its storytelling.” Read the review here." style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,” by David Wroblewski • Fiction • September 2008 About: A mute boy whose family trains dogs must deal with a tragic loss. Buzz: According to USA TODAY, the novel “is surprising and rewarding. It's worth savoring, both its story and its storytelling.” Read the review here." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/wQdzpFoTNDDK_tgB_FzX_A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODM4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/819872923c8da7d7aca23c7adb561bfb class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,” by David Wroblewski • Fiction • September 2008 About: A mute boy whose family trains dogs must deal with a tragic loss. Buzz: According to USA TODAY, the novel “is surprising and rewarding. It's worth savoring, both its story and its storytelling.” Read the review here.">“The Story of Edgar Sawtelle,” by David Wroblewski • Fiction • September 2008 About: A mute boy whose family trains dogs must deal with a tragic loss. Buzz: According to USA TODAY, the novel “is surprising and rewarding. It's worth savoring, both its story and its storytelling.” Read the review here." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/wQdzpFoTNDDK_tgB_FzX_A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODM4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/819872923c8da7d7aca23c7adb561bfb class=caas-img>“A New Earth,” by Eckhart Tolle • Non-fiction • January 2008 About: Subtitle: “Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose” Buzz: Supposedly when Winfrey read this book, she not only included it in her book club but invited the author to co-host a 10-week set of Internet seminars on how to simply be." style=padding-bottom:56%>“A New Earth,” by Eckhart Tolle • Non-fiction • January 2008 About: Subtitle: “Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose” Buzz: Supposedly when Winfrey read this book, she not only included it in her book club but invited the author to co-host a 10-week set of Internet seminars on how to simply be." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/GknxYHvh0G2eEKeBWuSRWw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODcw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/29e026ce037b8184f62a99c45fb4ea05 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“A New Earth,” by Eckhart Tolle • Non-fiction • January 2008 About: Subtitle: “Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose” Buzz: Supposedly when Winfrey read this book, she not only included it in her book club but invited the author to co-host a 10-week set of Internet seminars on how to simply be.">“A New Earth,” by Eckhart Tolle • Non-fiction • January 2008 About: Subtitle: “Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose” Buzz: Supposedly when Winfrey read this book, she not only included it in her book club but invited the author to co-host a 10-week set of Internet seminars on how to simply be." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/GknxYHvh0G2eEKeBWuSRWw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODcw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/29e026ce037b8184f62a99c45fb4ea05 class=caas-img>The Pillars of the Earth,” by Ken Follett • Fiction • November 2007 About: This medieval epic centers on building a cathedral. Buzz: “With this book, Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner … Follett has written a novel that entertains, instructs and satisfies on a grand scale,” according to Publishers Weekly." style=padding-bottom:56%>The Pillars of the Earth,” by Ken Follett • Fiction • November 2007 About: This medieval epic centers on building a cathedral. Buzz: “With this book, Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner … Follett has written a novel that entertains, instructs and satisfies on a grand scale,” according to Publishers Weekly." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/1WN4Req.bz0fhoU5vEEmlQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODU2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f85b7ac3562e66d4ed7dd665d3a0351b class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="The Pillars of the Earth,” by Ken Follett • Fiction • November 2007 About: This medieval epic centers on building a cathedral. Buzz: “With this book, Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner … Follett has written a novel that entertains, instructs and satisfies on a grand scale,” according to Publishers Weekly.">The Pillars of the Earth,” by Ken Follett • Fiction • November 2007 About: This medieval epic centers on building a cathedral. Buzz: “With this book, Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner … Follett has written a novel that entertains, instructs and satisfies on a grand scale,” according to Publishers Weekly." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/1WN4Req.bz0fhoU5vEEmlQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODU2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f85b7ac3562e66d4ed7dd665d3a0351b class=caas-img>“Love in the Time of Cholera,” by Gabriel García Márquez • Fiction • October 2007 About: A 1985 classic about an aging man and woman who renew their youthful romance. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “It is a fully mature novel in scope and perspective, flawlessly translated, as rich in ideas as in humanity.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Love in the Time of Cholera,” by Gabriel García Márquez • Fiction • October 2007 About: A 1985 classic about an aging man and woman who renew their youthful romance. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “It is a fully mature novel in scope and perspective, flawlessly translated, as rich in ideas as in humanity.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/nM0IKOa00a0mk2FNwW2f1A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/60410ed5d14a856954790a5a2040641a class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Love in the Time of Cholera,” by Gabriel García Márquez • Fiction • October 2007 About: A 1985 classic about an aging man and woman who renew their youthful romance. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “It is a fully mature novel in scope and perspective, flawlessly translated, as rich in ideas as in humanity.”">“Love in the Time of Cholera,” by Gabriel García Márquez • Fiction • October 2007 About: A 1985 classic about an aging man and woman who renew their youthful romance. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “It is a fully mature novel in scope and perspective, flawlessly translated, as rich in ideas as in humanity.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/nM0IKOa00a0mk2FNwW2f1A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/60410ed5d14a856954790a5a2040641a class=caas-img>“Middlesex,” by Jeffrey Eugenides • Fiction • June 2007 About: To understand why she isn’t like other girls, Calliope uncovers a family secret; Pulitzer Prize winner. Buzz: “A virtuosic combination of elegy, sociohistorical study, and picaresque adventure: altogether irresistible,” according to Kirkus Reviews." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Middlesex,” by Jeffrey Eugenides • Fiction • June 2007 About: To understand why she isn’t like other girls, Calliope uncovers a family secret; Pulitzer Prize winner. Buzz: “A virtuosic combination of elegy, sociohistorical study, and picaresque adventure: altogether irresistible,” according to Kirkus Reviews." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Y9LHfpCYHkiGowjTQIGv1w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9f535ff0368fcb41b2f4726696325498 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Middlesex,” by Jeffrey Eugenides • Fiction • June 2007 About: To understand why she isn’t like other girls, Calliope uncovers a family secret; Pulitzer Prize winner. Buzz: “A virtuosic combination of elegy, sociohistorical study, and picaresque adventure: altogether irresistible,” according to Kirkus Reviews.">“Middlesex,” by Jeffrey Eugenides • Fiction • June 2007 About: To understand why she isn’t like other girls, Calliope uncovers a family secret; Pulitzer Prize winner. Buzz: “A virtuosic combination of elegy, sociohistorical study, and picaresque adventure: altogether irresistible,” according to Kirkus Reviews." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Y9LHfpCYHkiGowjTQIGv1w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9f535ff0368fcb41b2f4726696325498 class=caas-img>“The Measure of a Man,” by Sidney Poitier • Non-fiction • January 2007 About: A candid memoir from the actor who has starred in more than 40 movies, directed nine and written four. Buzz: Publishers Weekly writes, “Poitier demonstrates the strength of his character with moving stories about his struggles with racism.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Measure of a Man,” by Sidney Poitier • Non-fiction • January 2007 About: A candid memoir from the actor who has starred in more than 40 movies, directed nine and written four. Buzz: Publishers Weekly writes, “Poitier demonstrates the strength of his character with moving stories about his struggles with racism.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/2KcC2F80feAx8G8GMyDK3Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODcy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/fd9b5db65ce769aec9bc1a7ecd7281a1 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Measure of a Man,” by Sidney Poitier • Non-fiction • January 2007 About: A candid memoir from the actor who has starred in more than 40 movies, directed nine and written four. Buzz: Publishers Weekly writes, “Poitier demonstrates the strength of his character with moving stories about his struggles with racism.”">“The Measure of a Man,” by Sidney Poitier • Non-fiction • January 2007 About: A candid memoir from the actor who has starred in more than 40 movies, directed nine and written four. Buzz: Publishers Weekly writes, “Poitier demonstrates the strength of his character with moving stories about his struggles with racism.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/2KcC2F80feAx8G8GMyDK3Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODcy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/fd9b5db65ce769aec9bc1a7ecd7281a1 class=caas-img>“Night,” by Elie Wiesel • Non-fiction • January 2006 About: The Nobel Peace Prize-winner’s classic about the Holocaust is based on the late author’s experience at Nazi concentration camps. Buzz: “Wiesel’s memoir, first published in English in 1960, has emerged as a classic work of literature from that darkest of eras, and it deserves to be read and reread for decades to come,” according to Kirkus Reviews." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Night,” by Elie Wiesel • Non-fiction • January 2006 About: The Nobel Peace Prize-winner’s classic about the Holocaust is based on the late author’s experience at Nazi concentration camps. Buzz: “Wiesel’s memoir, first published in English in 1960, has emerged as a classic work of literature from that darkest of eras, and it deserves to be read and reread for decades to come,” according to Kirkus Reviews." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/2PVaTO9DLYdjONYY9N_Eag--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/609e941e52e14996dbf1b020a428bc3e class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Night,” by Elie Wiesel • Non-fiction • January 2006 About: The Nobel Peace Prize-winner’s classic about the Holocaust is based on the late author’s experience at Nazi concentration camps. Buzz: “Wiesel’s memoir, first published in English in 1960, has emerged as a classic work of literature from that darkest of eras, and it deserves to be read and reread for decades to come,” according to Kirkus Reviews.">“Night,” by Elie Wiesel • Non-fiction • January 2006 About: The Nobel Peace Prize-winner’s classic about the Holocaust is based on the late author’s experience at Nazi concentration camps. Buzz: “Wiesel’s memoir, first published in English in 1960, has emerged as a classic work of literature from that darkest of eras, and it deserves to be read and reread for decades to come,” according to Kirkus Reviews." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/2PVaTO9DLYdjONYY9N_Eag--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/609e941e52e14996dbf1b020a428bc3e class=caas-img>“A Million Little Pieces,” by James Frey • Non-fiction • September 2005 About: Frey chronicled his six weeks in rehab at age 23; new editions will have an author’s note saying Frey “embellished many details.” Winfrey famously confronted the author on her show about his dishonesty. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews “Startling, at times pretentious in its self-regard, but ultimately breathtaking.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“A Million Little Pieces,” by James Frey • Non-fiction • September 2005 About: Frey chronicled his six weeks in rehab at age 23; new editions will have an author’s note saying Frey “embellished many details.” Winfrey famously confronted the author on her show about his dishonesty. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews “Startling, at times pretentious in its self-regard, but ultimately breathtaking.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/u0paoz_vqoqSbm67VwRsyQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8f0ddd8f97757ce31eb7e3c3e7a58087 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“A Million Little Pieces,” by James Frey • Non-fiction • September 2005 About: Frey chronicled his six weeks in rehab at age 23; new editions will have an author’s note saying Frey “embellished many details.” Winfrey famously confronted the author on her show about his dishonesty. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews “Startling, at times pretentious in its self-regard, but ultimately breathtaking.”">“A Million Little Pieces,” by James Frey • Non-fiction • September 2005 About: Frey chronicled his six weeks in rehab at age 23; new editions will have an author’s note saying Frey “embellished many details.” Winfrey famously confronted the author on her show about his dishonesty. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews “Startling, at times pretentious in its self-regard, but ultimately breathtaking.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/u0paoz_vqoqSbm67VwRsyQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8f0ddd8f97757ce31eb7e3c3e7a58087 class=caas-img>“Light in August,” by William Faulkner • Fiction • June 2005 About: Lena Grove searches for the father of her unborn child. Buzz: One of three Faulkner books selected by Oprah. The boxed set of the three titles rose to No. 5 on the USA TODAY best-sellers list." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Light in August,” by William Faulkner • Fiction • June 2005 About: Lena Grove searches for the father of her unborn child. Buzz: One of three Faulkner books selected by Oprah. The boxed set of the three titles rose to No. 5 on the USA TODAY best-sellers list." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/6kFP.heETbDwgIopc9PCig--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/93e504741f4e8098e4aef1626f2cdfdc class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Light in August,” by William Faulkner • Fiction • June 2005 About: Lena Grove searches for the father of her unborn child. Buzz: One of three Faulkner books selected by Oprah. The boxed set of the three titles rose to No. 5 on the USA TODAY best-sellers list.">“Light in August,” by William Faulkner • Fiction • June 2005 About: Lena Grove searches for the father of her unborn child. Buzz: One of three Faulkner books selected by Oprah. The boxed set of the three titles rose to No. 5 on the USA TODAY best-sellers list." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/6kFP.heETbDwgIopc9PCig--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/93e504741f4e8098e4aef1626f2cdfdc class=caas-img>“The Sound and the Fury,” by William Faulkner • Fiction • June 2005 About: The novel tells the story of the doomed Compson family. Buzz: The Modern Library ranked the novel sixth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. “As I Lay Dying" was No. 35 and “Light in August" No. 54." style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Sound and the Fury,” by William Faulkner • Fiction • June 2005 About: The novel tells the story of the doomed Compson family. Buzz: The Modern Library ranked the novel sixth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. “As I Lay Dying" was No. 35 and “Light in August" No. 54." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/nozOm.nZP0nWVEmD9LBCYQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7b4da0cedec84adcb86321949c692a04 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Sound and the Fury,” by William Faulkner • Fiction • June 2005 About: The novel tells the story of the doomed Compson family. Buzz: The Modern Library ranked the novel sixth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. “As I Lay Dying" was No. 35 and “Light in August" No. 54.">“The Sound and the Fury,” by William Faulkner • Fiction • June 2005 About: The novel tells the story of the doomed Compson family. Buzz: The Modern Library ranked the novel sixth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. “As I Lay Dying" was No. 35 and “Light in August" No. 54." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/nozOm.nZP0nWVEmD9LBCYQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7b4da0cedec84adcb86321949c692a04 class=caas-img>“As I Lay Dying,” by William Faulkner • Fiction • June 2005 About: Addie Bundren’s family attempts to fulfill her last wish: to be buried in her native Mississippi. Buzz: According to poet, novelist and literary critic Robert Penn Warren, Faulkner’s works are “without equal in our time and country."" style=padding-bottom:56%>“As I Lay Dying,” by William Faulkner • Fiction • June 2005 About: Addie Bundren’s family attempts to fulfill her last wish: to be buried in her native Mississippi. Buzz: According to poet, novelist and literary critic Robert Penn Warren, Faulkner’s works are “without equal in our time and country."" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/3ZxFeVr1nlLe8K.T6WO35g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODUy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4a1a4fbfa1baeeac73179cd8f191329b class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“As I Lay Dying,” by William Faulkner • Fiction • June 2005 About: Addie Bundren’s family attempts to fulfill her last wish: to be buried in her native Mississippi. Buzz: According to poet, novelist and literary critic Robert Penn Warren, Faulkner’s works are “without equal in our time and country."">“As I Lay Dying,” by William Faulkner • Fiction • June 2005 About: Addie Bundren’s family attempts to fulfill her last wish: to be buried in her native Mississippi. Buzz: According to poet, novelist and literary critic Robert Penn Warren, Faulkner’s works are “without equal in our time and country."" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/3ZxFeVr1nlLe8K.T6WO35g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODUy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4a1a4fbfa1baeeac73179cd8f191329b class=caas-img>“The Good Earth,” by Pearl S. Buck • Fiction • December 2004 About: The Life of a farmer and his wife in pre-communist China; Pulitzer Prize winner. Buzz: The first in a trilogy that includes “Sons” and “A House Divided,” the novel won a Pulitzer in 1947." style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Good Earth,” by Pearl S. Buck • Fiction • December 2004 About: The Life of a farmer and his wife in pre-communist China; Pulitzer Prize winner. Buzz: The first in a trilogy that includes “Sons” and “A House Divided,” the novel won a Pulitzer in 1947." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/sviUsWXFCN0pN4CMTo20Lg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTMw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9ba3f62ac8839f8887c76d2179c7207f class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Good Earth,” by Pearl S. Buck • Fiction • December 2004 About: The Life of a farmer and his wife in pre-communist China; Pulitzer Prize winner. Buzz: The first in a trilogy that includes “Sons” and “A House Divided,” the novel won a Pulitzer in 1947.">“The Good Earth,” by Pearl S. Buck • Fiction • December 2004 About: The Life of a farmer and his wife in pre-communist China; Pulitzer Prize winner. Buzz: The first in a trilogy that includes “Sons” and “A House Divided,” the novel won a Pulitzer in 1947." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/sviUsWXFCN0pN4CMTo20Lg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTMw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9ba3f62ac8839f8887c76d2179c7207f class=caas-img>“Anna Karenina,” by Leo Tolstoy • Fiction • May 2004 About: A beautiful Russian aristocrat embarks on a doomed love affair. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, the 1877 Russian classic “is a revealing study of a genius at work, of the difficult process of creation which resulted in an almost effortlessly perfect masterpiece, indisputably his greatest work.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Anna Karenina,” by Leo Tolstoy • Fiction • May 2004 About: A beautiful Russian aristocrat embarks on a doomed love affair. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, the 1877 Russian classic “is a revealing study of a genius at work, of the difficult process of creation which resulted in an almost effortlessly perfect masterpiece, indisputably his greatest work.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/QhfeISxUWX_K7SKKxdN9Mg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTEwODE-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ea58440634e3cd58a35a6a8537fac520 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Anna Karenina,” by Leo Tolstoy • Fiction • May 2004 About: A beautiful Russian aristocrat embarks on a doomed love affair. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, the 1877 Russian classic “is a revealing study of a genius at work, of the difficult process of creation which resulted in an almost effortlessly perfect masterpiece, indisputably his greatest work.”">“Anna Karenina,” by Leo Tolstoy • Fiction • May 2004 About: A beautiful Russian aristocrat embarks on a doomed love affair. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, the 1877 Russian classic “is a revealing study of a genius at work, of the difficult process of creation which resulted in an almost effortlessly perfect masterpiece, indisputably his greatest work.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/QhfeISxUWX_K7SKKxdN9Mg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTEwODE-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ea58440634e3cd58a35a6a8537fac520 class=caas-img>“The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,” by Carson McCullers • Fiction • April 2004 About: A Southern classic about loneliness and longing in a small town; first published in 1940. Buzz: “Direct, uncompromising, a distinguished piece of writing ,” according to Kirkus Reviews." style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,” by Carson McCullers • Fiction • April 2004 About: A Southern classic about loneliness and longing in a small town; first published in 1940. Buzz: “Direct, uncompromising, a distinguished piece of writing ,” according to Kirkus Reviews." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/W9pBvrco3lwRmhR3ZoHmzw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTEwNTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3f997972b3e339749dfa91572a53e2c4 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,” by Carson McCullers • Fiction • April 2004 About: A Southern classic about loneliness and longing in a small town; first published in 1940. Buzz: “Direct, uncompromising, a distinguished piece of writing ,” according to Kirkus Reviews.">“The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,” by Carson McCullers • Fiction • April 2004 About: A Southern classic about loneliness and longing in a small town; first published in 1940. Buzz: “Direct, uncompromising, a distinguished piece of writing ,” according to Kirkus Reviews." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/W9pBvrco3lwRmhR3ZoHmzw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTEwNTk-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3f997972b3e339749dfa91572a53e2c4 class=caas-img>“One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel García Márquez • Fiction • January 2004 About: The Rise and fall of a mythical Latin-American town and family. Buzz: “Those who pass time with the Señor (García Márquez) will find this a luxuriant, splendid and spirited conception,” says Kirkus Reviews." style=padding-bottom:56%>“One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel García Márquez • Fiction • January 2004 About: The Rise and fall of a mythical Latin-American town and family. Buzz: “Those who pass time with the Señor (García Márquez) will find this a luxuriant, splendid and spirited conception,” says Kirkus Reviews." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/C5vCFwrvMAoPlFRMbokU2g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODcx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4254e04730aaf53c01e6be0ffb4dcea0 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel García Márquez • Fiction • January 2004 About: The Rise and fall of a mythical Latin-American town and family. Buzz: “Those who pass time with the Señor (García Márquez) will find this a luxuriant, splendid and spirited conception,” says Kirkus Reviews.">“One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel García Márquez • Fiction • January 2004 About: The Rise and fall of a mythical Latin-American town and family. Buzz: “Those who pass time with the Señor (García Márquez) will find this a luxuriant, splendid and spirited conception,” says Kirkus Reviews." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/C5vCFwrvMAoPlFRMbokU2g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODcx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4254e04730aaf53c01e6be0ffb4dcea0 class=caas-img>“Cry, the Beloved Country,” by Alan Paton • Fiction • September 2003 About: Zulu pastor searches for his jailed son Absalom in South Africa in the 1940s. Buzz: One of the few Oprah Book Club selections that did not break the top 10 on the USA TODAY best-sellers list, the book was turned into film twice, most recently in 1995." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Cry, the Beloved Country,” by Alan Paton • Fiction • September 2003 About: Zulu pastor searches for his jailed son Absalom in South Africa in the 1940s. Buzz: One of the few Oprah Book Club selections that did not break the top 10 on the USA TODAY best-sellers list, the book was turned into film twice, most recently in 1995." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/vSOfhW6e83DlhZ._jEm0xQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODkw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/882e264ba8f19f23bba8d9b904b962a0 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Cry, the Beloved Country,” by Alan Paton • Fiction • September 2003 About: Zulu pastor searches for his jailed son Absalom in South Africa in the 1940s. Buzz: One of the few Oprah Book Club selections that did not break the top 10 on the USA TODAY best-sellers list, the book was turned into film twice, most recently in 1995.">“Cry, the Beloved Country,” by Alan Paton • Fiction • September 2003 About: Zulu pastor searches for his jailed son Absalom in South Africa in the 1940s. Buzz: One of the few Oprah Book Club selections that did not break the top 10 on the USA TODAY best-sellers list, the book was turned into film twice, most recently in 1995." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/vSOfhW6e83DlhZ._jEm0xQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODkw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/882e264ba8f19f23bba8d9b904b962a0 class=caas-img>“East of Eden,” by John Steinbeck • Fiction • June 2003 About: The classic 1952 novel follows the intertwined lives of two families in Salinas Valley, Calif. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews says, “Steinbeck, the philosopher, dominates his material and brings it into sharply moral focus.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“East of Eden,” by John Steinbeck • Fiction • June 2003 About: The classic 1952 novel follows the intertwined lives of two families in Salinas Valley, Calif. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews says, “Steinbeck, the philosopher, dominates his material and brings it into sharply moral focus.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/piGvkVxivgOYefcsQh9ObQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODk3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/73778b0a90d7e0c8f6bc77366187fd46 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“East of Eden,” by John Steinbeck • Fiction • June 2003 About: The classic 1952 novel follows the intertwined lives of two families in Salinas Valley, Calif. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews says, “Steinbeck, the philosopher, dominates his material and brings it into sharply moral focus.”">“East of Eden,” by John Steinbeck • Fiction • June 2003 About: The classic 1952 novel follows the intertwined lives of two families in Salinas Valley, Calif. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews says, “Steinbeck, the philosopher, dominates his material and brings it into sharply moral focus.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/piGvkVxivgOYefcsQh9ObQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODk3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/73778b0a90d7e0c8f6bc77366187fd46 class=caas-img>“Sula,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • April 2002 About: Friendship between two women first sustains, then injures. Buzz: The author, according to Kirkus Reviews, “is undoubtedly a major and formidable talent, and this is an impressive second novel.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Sula,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • April 2002 About: Friendship between two women first sustains, then injures. Buzz: The author, according to Kirkus Reviews, “is undoubtedly a major and formidable talent, and this is an impressive second novel.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Xm5gGbOdXiHdVp508i0vMg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/de60dfc1b8ae4148c33aa836f42e8042 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Sula,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • April 2002 About: Friendship between two women first sustains, then injures. Buzz: The author, according to Kirkus Reviews, “is undoubtedly a major and formidable talent, and this is an impressive second novel.”">“Sula,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • April 2002 About: Friendship between two women first sustains, then injures. Buzz: The author, according to Kirkus Reviews, “is undoubtedly a major and formidable talent, and this is an impressive second novel.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Xm5gGbOdXiHdVp508i0vMg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/de60dfc1b8ae4148c33aa836f42e8042 class=caas-img>“Fall on Your Knees,” by Ann-Marie MacDonald • Fiction • January 2002 About: Secret threatens to destroy a Canadian family. Buzz: “Not a single line is superfluous in this richly layered tale of the secrets within several generations of a Canadian family,” according to Publishers Weekly." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Fall on Your Knees,” by Ann-Marie MacDonald • Fiction • January 2002 About: Secret threatens to destroy a Canadian family. Buzz: “Not a single line is superfluous in this richly layered tale of the secrets within several generations of a Canadian family,” according to Publishers Weekly." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/yIHQ1eqX2ZXJfhcNyvSQvA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTA1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2440c6e2b096d3d4c152bea5922b9621 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Fall on Your Knees,” by Ann-Marie MacDonald • Fiction • January 2002 About: Secret threatens to destroy a Canadian family. Buzz: “Not a single line is superfluous in this richly layered tale of the secrets within several generations of a Canadian family,” according to Publishers Weekly.">“Fall on Your Knees,” by Ann-Marie MacDonald • Fiction • January 2002 About: Secret threatens to destroy a Canadian family. Buzz: “Not a single line is superfluous in this richly layered tale of the secrets within several generations of a Canadian family,” according to Publishers Weekly." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/yIHQ1eqX2ZXJfhcNyvSQvA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTA1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2440c6e2b096d3d4c152bea5922b9621 class=caas-img>“A Fine Balance,” by Rohinton Mistry • Fiction • November 2001 About: Four strangers are thrust together after a 1975 government upheaval in India. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls it “a splendid tale of contemporary India that … grapples with the great question of how to live in the face of death and despair.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“A Fine Balance,” by Rohinton Mistry • Fiction • November 2001 About: Four strangers are thrust together after a 1975 government upheaval in India. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls it “a splendid tale of contemporary India that … grapples with the great question of how to live in the face of death and despair.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/vAcRDkmabRjHYCPSv4bjdw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTI4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3a4b5447cd7230d92d932b493f902168 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“A Fine Balance,” by Rohinton Mistry • Fiction • November 2001 About: Four strangers are thrust together after a 1975 government upheaval in India. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls it “a splendid tale of contemporary India that … grapples with the great question of how to live in the face of death and despair.”">“A Fine Balance,” by Rohinton Mistry • Fiction • November 2001 About: Four strangers are thrust together after a 1975 government upheaval in India. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls it “a splendid tale of contemporary India that … grapples with the great question of how to live in the face of death and despair.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/vAcRDkmabRjHYCPSv4bjdw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTI4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3a4b5447cd7230d92d932b493f902168 class=caas-img>“The Corrections,” by Jonathan Franzen • Fiction • September 2001 About: A mother is determined to bring her brood together for Christmas. Buzz: According to Publisher’s Weekly, “The result is a book made of equal parts fury and humor … simply, a masterpiece.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Corrections,” by Jonathan Franzen • Fiction • September 2001 About: A mother is determined to bring her brood together for Christmas. Buzz: According to Publisher’s Weekly, “The result is a book made of equal parts fury and humor … simply, a masterpiece.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Kqn0Fp8P_k9nN7zjxhTplA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/a53c0c262d96db334a217af73c3d8501 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Corrections,” by Jonathan Franzen • Fiction • September 2001 About: A mother is determined to bring her brood together for Christmas. Buzz: According to Publisher’s Weekly, “The result is a book made of equal parts fury and humor … simply, a masterpiece.”">“The Corrections,” by Jonathan Franzen • Fiction • September 2001 About: A mother is determined to bring her brood together for Christmas. Buzz: According to Publisher’s Weekly, “The result is a book made of equal parts fury and humor … simply, a masterpiece.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Kqn0Fp8P_k9nN7zjxhTplA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/a53c0c262d96db334a217af73c3d8501 class=caas-img>“Cane River,” by Lalita Tademy • Fiction • June 2001 About: Four generations of women who are slaves living along Cane River in Louisiana. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, the novel “is a richly textured family saga that resonates with intelligence and empathy.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Cane River,” by Lalita Tademy • Fiction • June 2001 About: Four generations of women who are slaves living along Cane River in Louisiana. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, the novel “is a richly textured family saga that resonates with intelligence and empathy.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Y4_48IveVRwYVLy4htDZcg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0yMDMx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/68a306c43f7e69944026cbca05046c70 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Cane River,” by Lalita Tademy • Fiction • June 2001 About: Four generations of women who are slaves living along Cane River in Louisiana. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, the novel “is a richly textured family saga that resonates with intelligence and empathy.”">“Cane River,” by Lalita Tademy • Fiction • June 2001 About: Four generations of women who are slaves living along Cane River in Louisiana. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, the novel “is a richly textured family saga that resonates with intelligence and empathy.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Y4_48IveVRwYVLy4htDZcg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0yMDMx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/68a306c43f7e69944026cbca05046c70 class=caas-img>“Stolen Lives,” by Malika Oufkir and Michéle Fitoussi • Non-fiction • May 2001 About: The true story of Malika and her family, who were imprisoned after her biological father tried to assassinate the king. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “this erstwhile princess' memoir will fascinate readers with its singular tale of two kindly fathers, political struggles in a strict monarchy and a family's survival of cruel, prolonged deprivation.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Stolen Lives,” by Malika Oufkir and Michéle Fitoussi • Non-fiction • May 2001 About: The true story of Malika and her family, who were imprisoned after her biological father tried to assassinate the king. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “this erstwhile princess' memoir will fascinate readers with its singular tale of two kindly fathers, political struggles in a strict monarchy and a family's survival of cruel, prolonged deprivation.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/pfA6qH2jtAzPElzvquJgZA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c822269d709fccecf2515351f9080dc9 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Stolen Lives,” by Malika Oufkir and Michéle Fitoussi • Non-fiction • May 2001 About: The true story of Malika and her family, who were imprisoned after her biological father tried to assassinate the king. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “this erstwhile princess' memoir will fascinate readers with its singular tale of two kindly fathers, political struggles in a strict monarchy and a family's survival of cruel, prolonged deprivation.”">“Stolen Lives,” by Malika Oufkir and Michéle Fitoussi • Non-fiction • May 2001 About: The true story of Malika and her family, who were imprisoned after her biological father tried to assassinate the king. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “this erstwhile princess' memoir will fascinate readers with its singular tale of two kindly fathers, political struggles in a strict monarchy and a family's survival of cruel, prolonged deprivation.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/pfA6qH2jtAzPElzvquJgZA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c822269d709fccecf2515351f9080dc9 class=caas-img>“Icy Sparks,” by Gwyn Hyman Rubio • Fiction • March 2001 About: The story of girl in the 1950s with Tourette’s syndrome. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, the author's first novel “is remarkable for its often funny portrayal of a child's fears, loves and struggles with an affliction she doesn't know isn't her fault.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Icy Sparks,” by Gwyn Hyman Rubio • Fiction • March 2001 About: The story of girl in the 1950s with Tourette’s syndrome. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, the author's first novel “is remarkable for its often funny portrayal of a child's fears, loves and struggles with an affliction she doesn't know isn't her fault.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/EVHcCiS1k6Un58z5Brzreg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTgy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3b582e749eb4b1a9d93d145993b09d7f class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Icy Sparks,” by Gwyn Hyman Rubio • Fiction • March 2001 About: The story of girl in the 1950s with Tourette’s syndrome. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, the author's first novel “is remarkable for its often funny portrayal of a child's fears, loves and struggles with an affliction she doesn't know isn't her fault.”">“Icy Sparks,” by Gwyn Hyman Rubio • Fiction • March 2001 About: The story of girl in the 1950s with Tourette’s syndrome. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, the author's first novel “is remarkable for its often funny portrayal of a child's fears, loves and struggles with an affliction she doesn't know isn't her fault.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/EVHcCiS1k6Un58z5Brzreg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTgy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3b582e749eb4b1a9d93d145993b09d7f class=caas-img>“We Were the Mulvaneys,” by Joyce Carol Oates • Fiction • January 2001 About: The disintegration of a family after a daughter is raped. Buzz: “Elegiac and urgent in tone, Oates' wrenching 26th novel (after 'Zombie') is a profound and darkly realistic chronicle of one family's hubristic heyday and its fall from grace,” according to Publishers Weekly." style=padding-bottom:56%>“We Were the Mulvaneys,” by Joyce Carol Oates • Fiction • January 2001 About: The disintegration of a family after a daughter is raped. Buzz: “Elegiac and urgent in tone, Oates' wrenching 26th novel (after 'Zombie') is a profound and darkly realistic chronicle of one family's hubristic heyday and its fall from grace,” according to Publishers Weekly." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/VOAy4mx1M1eJj_sUvMtpVw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/778886f517c5845bbedc4fe0e47cac10 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“We Were the Mulvaneys,” by Joyce Carol Oates • Fiction • January 2001 About: The disintegration of a family after a daughter is raped. Buzz: “Elegiac and urgent in tone, Oates' wrenching 26th novel (after 'Zombie') is a profound and darkly realistic chronicle of one family's hubristic heyday and its fall from grace,” according to Publishers Weekly.">“We Were the Mulvaneys,” by Joyce Carol Oates • Fiction • January 2001 About: The disintegration of a family after a daughter is raped. Buzz: “Elegiac and urgent in tone, Oates' wrenching 26th novel (after 'Zombie') is a profound and darkly realistic chronicle of one family's hubristic heyday and its fall from grace,” according to Publishers Weekly." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/VOAy4mx1M1eJj_sUvMtpVw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/778886f517c5845bbedc4fe0e47cac10 class=caas-img>“House of Sand and Fog,” by Andre Dubus III • Fiction • November 2000 About: An immigrant’s dream house turns into a nightmare. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “This powerfully written but bleak narrative is a mesmerizing tale of the American Dream gone terribly awry.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“House of Sand and Fog,” by Andre Dubus III • Fiction • November 2000 About: An immigrant’s dream house turns into a nightmare. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “This powerfully written but bleak narrative is a mesmerizing tale of the American Dream gone terribly awry.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/RFZvzNIgDjHlCRrJrrq0Lg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODcz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c4ef04345a9a38f4096649cf90f4ea85 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“House of Sand and Fog,” by Andre Dubus III • Fiction • November 2000 About: An immigrant’s dream house turns into a nightmare. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “This powerfully written but bleak narrative is a mesmerizing tale of the American Dream gone terribly awry.”">“House of Sand and Fog,” by Andre Dubus III • Fiction • November 2000 About: An immigrant’s dream house turns into a nightmare. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “This powerfully written but bleak narrative is a mesmerizing tale of the American Dream gone terribly awry.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/RFZvzNIgDjHlCRrJrrq0Lg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODcz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/c4ef04345a9a38f4096649cf90f4ea85 class=caas-img>“Drowning Ruth,” by Christina Schwarz • Fiction • September 2000 About: A woman’s plans to recuperate at home go far astray. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews recognizes the novel as an “engrossing debut from a writer to watch.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Drowning Ruth,” by Christina Schwarz • Fiction • September 2000 About: A woman’s plans to recuperate at home go far astray. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews recognizes the novel as an “engrossing debut from a writer to watch.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/p8D6Fqvbxpp7Rnmj9rpmaQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODY0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/32b22ee44a1c9edb88dc70291f3b4588 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Drowning Ruth,” by Christina Schwarz • Fiction • September 2000 About: A woman’s plans to recuperate at home go far astray. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews recognizes the novel as an “engrossing debut from a writer to watch.”">“Drowning Ruth,” by Christina Schwarz • Fiction • September 2000 About: A woman’s plans to recuperate at home go far astray. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews recognizes the novel as an “engrossing debut from a writer to watch.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/p8D6Fqvbxpp7Rnmj9rpmaQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODY0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/32b22ee44a1c9edb88dc70291f3b4588 class=caas-img>“Open House,” by Elizabeth Berg • Fiction • August 2000 About: A woman reinvents life for herself and son after her husband leaves. Buzz: “Berg once again refreshes a well-worn plot with knowing domestic detail, an understanding of familiar – sometimes conflicting – female emotions and an infectious sentimental optimism,” according to Kirkus Reviews." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Open House,” by Elizabeth Berg • Fiction • August 2000 About: A woman reinvents life for herself and son after her husband leaves. Buzz: “Berg once again refreshes a well-worn plot with knowing domestic detail, an understanding of familiar – sometimes conflicting – female emotions and an infectious sentimental optimism,” according to Kirkus Reviews." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7GlY._JudCmffVtHGJ2KOg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/765550aff7ffe4380a27f99bdcc4d2fe class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Open House,” by Elizabeth Berg • Fiction • August 2000 About: A woman reinvents life for herself and son after her husband leaves. Buzz: “Berg once again refreshes a well-worn plot with knowing domestic detail, an understanding of familiar – sometimes conflicting – female emotions and an infectious sentimental optimism,” according to Kirkus Reviews.">“Open House,” by Elizabeth Berg • Fiction • August 2000 About: A woman reinvents life for herself and son after her husband leaves. Buzz: “Berg once again refreshes a well-worn plot with knowing domestic detail, an understanding of familiar – sometimes conflicting – female emotions and an infectious sentimental optimism,” according to Kirkus Reviews." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/7GlY._JudCmffVtHGJ2KOg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/765550aff7ffe4380a27f99bdcc4d2fe class=caas-img>“The Poisonwood Bible,” by Barbara Kingsolver • Fiction • June 2000 About: An evangelical Baptist takes his family to the Belgian Congo in 1957. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “Kingsolver moves into new moral terrain in this powerful, convincing and emotionally resonant novel.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Poisonwood Bible,” by Barbara Kingsolver • Fiction • June 2000 About: An evangelical Baptist takes his family to the Belgian Congo in 1957. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “Kingsolver moves into new moral terrain in this powerful, convincing and emotionally resonant novel.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/r_A0VCZwMxx2_5UYd_nlIQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/fb8cb2243c6680e2e394a9b1a7361e48 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Poisonwood Bible,” by Barbara Kingsolver • Fiction • June 2000 About: An evangelical Baptist takes his family to the Belgian Congo in 1957. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “Kingsolver moves into new moral terrain in this powerful, convincing and emotionally resonant novel.”">“The Poisonwood Bible,” by Barbara Kingsolver • Fiction • June 2000 About: An evangelical Baptist takes his family to the Belgian Congo in 1957. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “Kingsolver moves into new moral terrain in this powerful, convincing and emotionally resonant novel.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/r_A0VCZwMxx2_5UYd_nlIQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/fb8cb2243c6680e2e394a9b1a7361e48 class=caas-img>“While I Was Gone,” by Sue Miller • Fiction • May 2000 About: Despite a loving husband, three daughters, a beautiful home and satisfying work, Jo Becker is restless. Buzz: “Miller's narrative is a beautifully textured picture of the psychological tug of war between finding integrity as an individual and satisfying the demands of spouse, children and community,” according to Publishers Weekly." style=padding-bottom:56%>“While I Was Gone,” by Sue Miller • Fiction • May 2000 About: Despite a loving husband, three daughters, a beautiful home and satisfying work, Jo Becker is restless. Buzz: “Miller's narrative is a beautifully textured picture of the psychological tug of war between finding integrity as an individual and satisfying the demands of spouse, children and community,” according to Publishers Weekly." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/0x5NjagmjgutlkJLQALXXw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzEx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/1e035b2150c63548c9b012daa1b103d6 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“While I Was Gone,” by Sue Miller • Fiction • May 2000 About: Despite a loving husband, three daughters, a beautiful home and satisfying work, Jo Becker is restless. Buzz: “Miller's narrative is a beautifully textured picture of the psychological tug of war between finding integrity as an individual and satisfying the demands of spouse, children and community,” according to Publishers Weekly.">“While I Was Gone,” by Sue Miller • Fiction • May 2000 About: Despite a loving husband, three daughters, a beautiful home and satisfying work, Jo Becker is restless. Buzz: “Miller's narrative is a beautifully textured picture of the psychological tug of war between finding integrity as an individual and satisfying the demands of spouse, children and community,” according to Publishers Weekly." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/0x5NjagmjgutlkJLQALXXw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzEx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/1e035b2150c63548c9b012daa1b103d6 class=caas-img>“The Bluest Eye,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • April 2000 About: The Nobel Prize-winner’s first novel is about an abused black girl who wishes for blue eyes. Buzz: “A skillful understated tribute to the fall of a sparrow for whose small tragedy there was no watching eye,” says Kirkus Reviews." style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Bluest Eye,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • April 2000 About: The Nobel Prize-winner’s first novel is about an abused black girl who wishes for blue eyes. Buzz: “A skillful understated tribute to the fall of a sparrow for whose small tragedy there was no watching eye,” says Kirkus Reviews." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/DdsNV5o.rkjxKDGpKeufGQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/46772d83aea79403d4c9d978f6ef238a class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Bluest Eye,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • April 2000 About: The Nobel Prize-winner’s first novel is about an abused black girl who wishes for blue eyes. Buzz: “A skillful understated tribute to the fall of a sparrow for whose small tragedy there was no watching eye,” says Kirkus Reviews.">“The Bluest Eye,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • April 2000 About: The Nobel Prize-winner’s first novel is about an abused black girl who wishes for blue eyes. Buzz: “A skillful understated tribute to the fall of a sparrow for whose small tragedy there was no watching eye,” says Kirkus Reviews." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/DdsNV5o.rkjxKDGpKeufGQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/46772d83aea79403d4c9d978f6ef238a class=caas-img>“Back Roads,” by Tawni O’Dell • Fiction • March 2000 About: A young man raises his three sisters while their mom is in jail for killing their dad. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “O'Dell's scorching tale touches on all the tropes of dysfunctional families, but her characters fight free of stereotypes, taking on an angry, authentic glow.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Back Roads,” by Tawni O’Dell • Fiction • March 2000 About: A young man raises his three sisters while their mom is in jail for killing their dad. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “O'Dell's scorching tale touches on all the tropes of dysfunctional families, but her characters fight free of stereotypes, taking on an angry, authentic glow.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/XROUttJxPvRBk8ezpEOgvw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODY1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/793b33e0970b66188e3592c74cea19ca class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Back Roads,” by Tawni O’Dell • Fiction • March 2000 About: A young man raises his three sisters while their mom is in jail for killing their dad. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “O'Dell's scorching tale touches on all the tropes of dysfunctional families, but her characters fight free of stereotypes, taking on an angry, authentic glow.”">“Back Roads,” by Tawni O’Dell • Fiction • March 2000 About: A young man raises his three sisters while their mom is in jail for killing their dad. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “O'Dell's scorching tale touches on all the tropes of dysfunctional families, but her characters fight free of stereotypes, taking on an angry, authentic glow.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/XROUttJxPvRBk8ezpEOgvw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODY1/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/793b33e0970b66188e3592c74cea19ca class=caas-img>“Daughter of Fortune,” by Isabel Allende • Fiction • February 2000 About: The adventures and misfortunes of a young Chilean girl, who was left on a doorstep as a baby. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “This is storytelling at its most seductive, a brash historical adventure.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Daughter of Fortune,” by Isabel Allende • Fiction • February 2000 About: The adventures and misfortunes of a young Chilean girl, who was left on a doorstep as a baby. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “This is storytelling at its most seductive, a brash historical adventure.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/x76cCHsMwsR9R.t4uNZwKA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTY0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/27e8c337c5fb9a68c260d29e9bb44a45 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Daughter of Fortune,” by Isabel Allende • Fiction • February 2000 About: The adventures and misfortunes of a young Chilean girl, who was left on a doorstep as a baby. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “This is storytelling at its most seductive, a brash historical adventure.”">“Daughter of Fortune,” by Isabel Allende • Fiction • February 2000 About: The adventures and misfortunes of a young Chilean girl, who was left on a doorstep as a baby. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “This is storytelling at its most seductive, a brash historical adventure.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/x76cCHsMwsR9R.t4uNZwKA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTY0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/27e8c337c5fb9a68c260d29e9bb44a45 class=caas-img>“Gap Creek,” by Robert Morgan • Fiction • January 2000 About: An Appalachian couple survives the first year of marriage. Buzz: “Morgan, the 'poet laureate of Appalachia' writes with a gritty, elemental candor about a South Carolina couple’s tumultuous first year of marriage,” according to Kirkus Reviews." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Gap Creek,” by Robert Morgan • Fiction • January 2000 About: An Appalachian couple survives the first year of marriage. Buzz: “Morgan, the 'poet laureate of Appalachia' writes with a gritty, elemental candor about a South Carolina couple’s tumultuous first year of marriage,” according to Kirkus Reviews." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/iJzNlmdy3vIj89CjFymKiQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/37cf572a81fd8107e87ad43f3120f1a0 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Gap Creek,” by Robert Morgan • Fiction • January 2000 About: An Appalachian couple survives the first year of marriage. Buzz: “Morgan, the 'poet laureate of Appalachia' writes with a gritty, elemental candor about a South Carolina couple’s tumultuous first year of marriage,” according to Kirkus Reviews.">“Gap Creek,” by Robert Morgan • Fiction • January 2000 About: An Appalachian couple survives the first year of marriage. Buzz: “Morgan, the 'poet laureate of Appalachia' writes with a gritty, elemental candor about a South Carolina couple’s tumultuous first year of marriage,” according to Kirkus Reviews." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/iJzNlmdy3vIj89CjFymKiQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/37cf572a81fd8107e87ad43f3120f1a0 class=caas-img>“A Map of the World,” by Jane Hamilton • Fiction • December 1999 About: A school nurse is falsely accused of child molestation. Buzz: Publishers Weekly calls it “a beautifully developed and written story reminiscent of the work of Sue Miller and Jane Smiley.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“A Map of the World,” by Jane Hamilton • Fiction • December 1999 About: A school nurse is falsely accused of child molestation. Buzz: Publishers Weekly calls it “a beautifully developed and written story reminiscent of the work of Sue Miller and Jane Smiley.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/4b79am6EN21_b_cUc7Q9QQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTQz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/19f547f1d025cd930cdc0bca1fc7c4e3 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“A Map of the World,” by Jane Hamilton • Fiction • December 1999 About: A school nurse is falsely accused of child molestation. Buzz: Publishers Weekly calls it “a beautifully developed and written story reminiscent of the work of Sue Miller and Jane Smiley.”">“A Map of the World,” by Jane Hamilton • Fiction • December 1999 About: A school nurse is falsely accused of child molestation. Buzz: Publishers Weekly calls it “a beautifully developed and written story reminiscent of the work of Sue Miller and Jane Smiley.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/4b79am6EN21_b_cUc7Q9QQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTQz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/19f547f1d025cd930cdc0bca1fc7c4e3 class=caas-img>“Tara Road,” by Maeve Binchy • Fiction • September 1999 About: An Irish and an American woman switch lives. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, “Once again, Binchy memorably limns the lives of ordinary people caught in the traps sprung by life and loving hearts. … one of Binchy’s best.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Tara Road,” by Maeve Binchy • Fiction • September 1999 About: An Irish and an American woman switch lives. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, “Once again, Binchy memorably limns the lives of ordinary people caught in the traps sprung by life and loving hearts. … one of Binchy’s best.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Vbxh_co0F3IK1qzBuuH.mg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODk2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/af74d6817cb037352d2aa3fd076ad438 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Tara Road,” by Maeve Binchy • Fiction • September 1999 About: An Irish and an American woman switch lives. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, “Once again, Binchy memorably limns the lives of ordinary people caught in the traps sprung by life and loving hearts. … one of Binchy’s best.”">“Tara Road,” by Maeve Binchy • Fiction • September 1999 About: An Irish and an American woman switch lives. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, “Once again, Binchy memorably limns the lives of ordinary people caught in the traps sprung by life and loving hearts. … one of Binchy’s best.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Vbxh_co0F3IK1qzBuuH.mg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODk2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/af74d6817cb037352d2aa3fd076ad438 class=caas-img>“Vinegar Hill,” by A. Manette Ansay • Fiction • November 1999 About: In-laws’ cruelty threatens to consume a mother and her loved ones. Buzz: Ansay’s language can be “both apt and beautiful,” according to Publishers Weekly." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Vinegar Hill,” by A. Manette Ansay • Fiction • November 1999 About: In-laws’ cruelty threatens to consume a mother and her loved ones. Buzz: Ansay’s language can be “both apt and beautiful,” according to Publishers Weekly." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Sg7tAbSkzSPDLJpJB_qL7A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/1ca51a93f417ca92a134d4ad7b752957 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Vinegar Hill,” by A. Manette Ansay • Fiction • November 1999 About: In-laws’ cruelty threatens to consume a mother and her loved ones. Buzz: Ansay’s language can be “both apt and beautiful,” according to Publishers Weekly.">“Vinegar Hill,” by A. Manette Ansay • Fiction • November 1999 About: In-laws’ cruelty threatens to consume a mother and her loved ones. Buzz: Ansay’s language can be “both apt and beautiful,” according to Publishers Weekly." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Sg7tAbSkzSPDLJpJB_qL7A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/1ca51a93f417ca92a134d4ad7b752957 class=caas-img>“River Cross My Heart,” by Breena Clarke • Fiction • October 1999 About: A . community struggles to cope with a girl’s drowning. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says the Washington, D.C., native’s first novel is “as lyric and alternately beguiling and confounding as its title.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“River Cross My Heart,” by Breena Clarke • Fiction • October 1999 About: A . community struggles to cope with a girl’s drowning. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says the Washington, D.C., native’s first novel is “as lyric and alternately beguiling and confounding as its title.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/4Am2fIopy6TH40rAJp77Ug--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNjgx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/23947f9da1270443b70fcc78c06806f3 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“River Cross My Heart,” by Breena Clarke • Fiction • October 1999 About: A . community struggles to cope with a girl’s drowning. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says the Washington, D.C., native’s first novel is “as lyric and alternately beguiling and confounding as its title.”">“River Cross My Heart,” by Breena Clarke • Fiction • October 1999 About: A . community struggles to cope with a girl’s drowning. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says the Washington, D.C., native’s first novel is “as lyric and alternately beguiling and confounding as its title.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/4Am2fIopy6TH40rAJp77Ug--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNjgx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/23947f9da1270443b70fcc78c06806f3 class=caas-img>“Mother of Pearl,” by Melinda Haynes • Fiction • June 1999 About: The search for identity in 1950s rural Mississippi among a 28-year-old black man and a 15-year-old white girl. Buzz: “This wise, luminous novel demonstrates [Haynes'] great gifts for language, courageous storytelling and compassion,” says Publishers Weekly." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Mother of Pearl,” by Melinda Haynes • Fiction • June 1999 About: The search for identity in 1950s rural Mississippi among a 28-year-old black man and a 15-year-old white girl. Buzz: “This wise, luminous novel demonstrates [Haynes'] great gifts for language, courageous storytelling and compassion,” says Publishers Weekly." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/z4O8FjBEyoU0t89G1vPo7g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/0bc1885374241b9c3d565837385909fb class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Mother of Pearl,” by Melinda Haynes • Fiction • June 1999 About: The search for identity in 1950s rural Mississippi among a 28-year-old black man and a 15-year-old white girl. Buzz: “This wise, luminous novel demonstrates [Haynes'] great gifts for language, courageous storytelling and compassion,” says Publishers Weekly.">“Mother of Pearl,” by Melinda Haynes • Fiction • June 1999 About: The search for identity in 1950s rural Mississippi among a 28-year-old black man and a 15-year-old white girl. Buzz: “This wise, luminous novel demonstrates [Haynes'] great gifts for language, courageous storytelling and compassion,” says Publishers Weekly." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/z4O8FjBEyoU0t89G1vPo7g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/0bc1885374241b9c3d565837385909fb class=caas-img>“White Oleander,” by Jane Fitch • Fiction • May 1999 About: A young girl’s life falls apart when her mother ends up in prison. Buzz: “Fitch is a splendid stylist; her prose is graceful and witty … a poignant, virtuosic, utterly captivating narrative,” according to Publishers Weekly." style=padding-bottom:56%>“White Oleander,” by Jane Fitch • Fiction • May 1999 About: A young girl’s life falls apart when her mother ends up in prison. Buzz: “Fitch is a splendid stylist; her prose is graceful and witty … a poignant, virtuosic, utterly captivating narrative,” according to Publishers Weekly." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/5XBKSl7wc4Q.hE57lWRNKA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTA2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/dd8439030eecf97b7047336bca3cfeb3 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“White Oleander,” by Jane Fitch • Fiction • May 1999 About: A young girl’s life falls apart when her mother ends up in prison. Buzz: “Fitch is a splendid stylist; her prose is graceful and witty … a poignant, virtuosic, utterly captivating narrative,” according to Publishers Weekly.">“White Oleander,” by Jane Fitch • Fiction • May 1999 About: A young girl’s life falls apart when her mother ends up in prison. Buzz: “Fitch is a splendid stylist; her prose is graceful and witty … a poignant, virtuosic, utterly captivating narrative,” according to Publishers Weekly." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/5XBKSl7wc4Q.hE57lWRNKA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTA2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/dd8439030eecf97b7047336bca3cfeb3 class=caas-img>“The Pilot’s Wife,” by Anita Shreve • Fiction • March 1999 About: A woman makes a startling discovery about her husband. Buzz: “Though sacrificing depth and credibility for speed, Shreve's sixth is another suspenseful portrait of a modern marriage rent by betrayal and loss,” says Kirkus Reviews." style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Pilot’s Wife,” by Anita Shreve • Fiction • March 1999 About: A woman makes a startling discovery about her husband. Buzz: “Though sacrificing depth and credibility for speed, Shreve's sixth is another suspenseful portrait of a modern marriage rent by betrayal and loss,” says Kirkus Reviews." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/8OeXyA5FTma_Pt92iOTBKQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/672ad30867c851990135412020490189 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Pilot’s Wife,” by Anita Shreve • Fiction • March 1999 About: A woman makes a startling discovery about her husband. Buzz: “Though sacrificing depth and credibility for speed, Shreve's sixth is another suspenseful portrait of a modern marriage rent by betrayal and loss,” says Kirkus Reviews.">“The Pilot’s Wife,” by Anita Shreve • Fiction • March 1999 About: A woman makes a startling discovery about her husband. Buzz: “Though sacrificing depth and credibility for speed, Shreve's sixth is another suspenseful portrait of a modern marriage rent by betrayal and loss,” says Kirkus Reviews." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/8OeXyA5FTma_Pt92iOTBKQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/672ad30867c851990135412020490189 class=caas-img>“The Reader,” by Bernhard Schlink • Fiction • February 1999 About: A young man’s first lover is on trial for her part in WWII crimes. Buzz: The novel is “a gripping psychological study that moves skillfully toward its surprising and moving conclusion,” according to Kirkus Reviews." style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Reader,” by Bernhard Schlink • Fiction • February 1999 About: A young man’s first lover is on trial for her part in WWII crimes. Buzz: The novel is “a gripping psychological study that moves skillfully toward its surprising and moving conclusion,” according to Kirkus Reviews." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/MsMRjAOkybHYVRenmcsgtg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTU2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e247d348e053b7734a5c0d209a346972 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Reader,” by Bernhard Schlink • Fiction • February 1999 About: A young man’s first lover is on trial for her part in WWII crimes. Buzz: The novel is “a gripping psychological study that moves skillfully toward its surprising and moving conclusion,” according to Kirkus Reviews.">“The Reader,” by Bernhard Schlink • Fiction • February 1999 About: A young man’s first lover is on trial for her part in WWII crimes. Buzz: The novel is “a gripping psychological study that moves skillfully toward its surprising and moving conclusion,” according to Kirkus Reviews." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/MsMRjAOkybHYVRenmcsgtg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTU2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e247d348e053b7734a5c0d209a346972 class=caas-img>“Jewel,” by Bret Lott • Fiction • January 1999 About: The story of a mother’s devotion to her disabled daughter. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls it “a quiet, at times slow-moving novel with exquisite moments of tenderness and the gift for elevating the commonplace to the sublime.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Jewel,” by Bret Lott • Fiction • January 1999 About: The story of a mother’s devotion to her disabled daughter. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls it “a quiet, at times slow-moving novel with exquisite moments of tenderness and the gift for elevating the commonplace to the sublime.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ee9rS2PrIvMKG09hwy9S.A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTQw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/99abbb88c9a152f0207b778d29f7085c class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Jewel,” by Bret Lott • Fiction • January 1999 About: The story of a mother’s devotion to her disabled daughter. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls it “a quiet, at times slow-moving novel with exquisite moments of tenderness and the gift for elevating the commonplace to the sublime.”">“Jewel,” by Bret Lott • Fiction • January 1999 About: The story of a mother’s devotion to her disabled daughter. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls it “a quiet, at times slow-moving novel with exquisite moments of tenderness and the gift for elevating the commonplace to the sublime.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ee9rS2PrIvMKG09hwy9S.A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTQw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/99abbb88c9a152f0207b778d29f7085c class=caas-img>“Where the Heart Is,” by Billie Letts • Fiction • December 1998 • About: A pregnant teen is abandoned at Walmart by her boyfriend. • Buzz: “Letts' wacky characters are depicted with humor and hope, as well as an earnestness that rises above the story's uneven conceits, resulting in a heartfelt and gratifying read,” according to Publishers Weekly." style=padding-bottom:56%>“Where the Heart Is,” by Billie Letts • Fiction • December 1998 • About: A pregnant teen is abandoned at Walmart by her boyfriend. • Buzz: “Letts' wacky characters are depicted with humor and hope, as well as an earnestness that rises above the story's uneven conceits, resulting in a heartfelt and gratifying read,” according to Publishers Weekly." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Mrqun.qLTnGW0cxilgJdjA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ec26527f45956f6d82c481a52e2fab45 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Where the Heart Is,” by Billie Letts • Fiction • December 1998 • About: A pregnant teen is abandoned at Walmart by her boyfriend. • Buzz: “Letts' wacky characters are depicted with humor and hope, as well as an earnestness that rises above the story's uneven conceits, resulting in a heartfelt and gratifying read,” according to Publishers Weekly.">“Where the Heart Is,” by Billie Letts • Fiction • December 1998 • About: A pregnant teen is abandoned at Walmart by her boyfriend. • Buzz: “Letts' wacky characters are depicted with humor and hope, as well as an earnestness that rises above the story's uneven conceits, resulting in a heartfelt and gratifying read,” according to Publishers Weekly." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Mrqun.qLTnGW0cxilgJdjA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODg4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/ec26527f45956f6d82c481a52e2fab45 class=caas-img>“Midwives,” by Chris Bohjalian • Fiction • October 1998 About: A midwife in Vermont faces terrible situation when a homebirth goes wrong. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, "Readers will find themselves mesmerized by the irresistible momentum of the narrative and by Bohjalian's graceful and lucid, irony-laced prose.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Midwives,” by Chris Bohjalian • Fiction • October 1998 About: A midwife in Vermont faces terrible situation when a homebirth goes wrong. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, "Readers will find themselves mesmerized by the irresistible momentum of the narrative and by Bohjalian's graceful and lucid, irony-laced prose.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/sdIFMgk7kOWwp04r5ISJNQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTAx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f8a84b5c90130983f1ab6f7655e383cb class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Midwives,” by Chris Bohjalian • Fiction • October 1998 About: A midwife in Vermont faces terrible situation when a homebirth goes wrong. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, "Readers will find themselves mesmerized by the irresistible momentum of the narrative and by Bohjalian's graceful and lucid, irony-laced prose.”">“Midwives,” by Chris Bohjalian • Fiction • October 1998 About: A midwife in Vermont faces terrible situation when a homebirth goes wrong. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, "Readers will find themselves mesmerized by the irresistible momentum of the narrative and by Bohjalian's graceful and lucid, irony-laced prose.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/sdIFMgk7kOWwp04r5ISJNQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTAx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f8a84b5c90130983f1ab6f7655e383cb class=caas-img>“What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day,” by Pearl Cleage • Fiction • September 1998 About: Perceptive Ava Johnson, a black woman with HIV, narrates this story. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, “It takes talent to make a love story between an AIDS victim and a convicted murderer work, but playwright/essayist Cleage more than meets the challenge in this gutsy, very likable fiction debut.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day,” by Pearl Cleage • Fiction • September 1998 About: Perceptive Ava Johnson, a black woman with HIV, narrates this story. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, “It takes talent to make a love story between an AIDS victim and a convicted murderer work, but playwright/essayist Cleage more than meets the challenge in this gutsy, very likable fiction debut.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/dDjSsdRkIvggdTyyL8irxA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e5114c1e6900b23d6a594b96e2a9d168 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day,” by Pearl Cleage • Fiction • September 1998 About: Perceptive Ava Johnson, a black woman with HIV, narrates this story. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, “It takes talent to make a love story between an AIDS victim and a convicted murderer work, but playwright/essayist Cleage more than meets the challenge in this gutsy, very likable fiction debut.”">“What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day,” by Pearl Cleage • Fiction • September 1998 About: Perceptive Ava Johnson, a black woman with HIV, narrates this story. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, “It takes talent to make a love story between an AIDS victim and a convicted murderer work, but playwright/essayist Cleage more than meets the challenge in this gutsy, very likable fiction debut.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/dDjSsdRkIvggdTyyL8irxA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e5114c1e6900b23d6a594b96e2a9d168 class=caas-img>“I Know This Much Is True,” by Wally Lamb • Fiction • June 1998 About: Close twins are marked by tragedy. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “Thanks to well-sustained dramatic tension, funky gallows humor and some shocking surprises, this sinuous story of one family's dark secrets and recurring patterns of behavior largely succeeds in its ambitious reach.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“I Know This Much Is True,” by Wally Lamb • Fiction • June 1998 About: Close twins are marked by tragedy. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “Thanks to well-sustained dramatic tension, funky gallows humor and some shocking surprises, this sinuous story of one family's dark secrets and recurring patterns of behavior largely succeeds in its ambitious reach.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/4eizrcngIVSiC_zCM6ky.w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2b27c05a8b79c3b7e45cf5eb2066bab7 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“I Know This Much Is True,” by Wally Lamb • Fiction • June 1998 About: Close twins are marked by tragedy. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “Thanks to well-sustained dramatic tension, funky gallows humor and some shocking surprises, this sinuous story of one family's dark secrets and recurring patterns of behavior largely succeeds in its ambitious reach.”">“I Know This Much Is True,” by Wally Lamb • Fiction • June 1998 About: Close twins are marked by tragedy. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “Thanks to well-sustained dramatic tension, funky gallows humor and some shocking surprises, this sinuous story of one family's dark secrets and recurring patterns of behavior largely succeeds in its ambitious reach.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/4eizrcngIVSiC_zCM6ky.w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODc0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2b27c05a8b79c3b7e45cf5eb2066bab7 class=caas-img>“Breath, Eyes, Memory,” by Edwidge Danticat • Fiction • May 1998 About: A Haitian girl comes to terms with her damaging past. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “A distinctive new voice with a sensitive insight into Haitian culture distinguishes this graceful debut novel about a young girl's coming of age under difficult circumstances.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Breath, Eyes, Memory,” by Edwidge Danticat • Fiction • May 1998 About: A Haitian girl comes to terms with her damaging past. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “A distinctive new voice with a sensitive insight into Haitian culture distinguishes this graceful debut novel about a young girl's coming of age under difficult circumstances.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/CXzJyxssl7jzNAx0okpmlQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTI0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e2600b6ec966b93a5b11e92f22745932 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Breath, Eyes, Memory,” by Edwidge Danticat • Fiction • May 1998 About: A Haitian girl comes to terms with her damaging past. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “A distinctive new voice with a sensitive insight into Haitian culture distinguishes this graceful debut novel about a young girl's coming of age under difficult circumstances.”">“Breath, Eyes, Memory,” by Edwidge Danticat • Fiction • May 1998 About: A Haitian girl comes to terms with her damaging past. Buzz: Publishers Weekly says, “A distinctive new voice with a sensitive insight into Haitian culture distinguishes this graceful debut novel about a young girl's coming of age under difficult circumstances.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/CXzJyxssl7jzNAx0okpmlQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTI0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e2600b6ec966b93a5b11e92f22745932 class=caas-img>“Black and Blue,” by Anna Quindlen • Fiction • April 1998 About: A battered wife escapes to Florida with her son, Robert, 10. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews says, “Quindlen writes about women as they really are, neither helpless victims nor angry polemicists, but intelligent human beings struggling to do what's right for those they love and for themselves. A book to read and savor.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Black and Blue,” by Anna Quindlen • Fiction • April 1998 About: A battered wife escapes to Florida with her son, Robert, 10. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews says, “Quindlen writes about women as they really are, neither helpless victims nor angry polemicists, but intelligent human beings struggling to do what's right for those they love and for themselves. A book to read and savor.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/1y_1IbKOjEpeRMXyr72gtg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b599fa2bda8a0095fec671b85b46ee65 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Black and Blue,” by Anna Quindlen • Fiction • April 1998 About: A battered wife escapes to Florida with her son, Robert, 10. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews says, “Quindlen writes about women as they really are, neither helpless victims nor angry polemicists, but intelligent human beings struggling to do what's right for those they love and for themselves. A book to read and savor.”">“Black and Blue,” by Anna Quindlen • Fiction • April 1998 About: A battered wife escapes to Florida with her son, Robert, 10. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews says, “Quindlen writes about women as they really are, neither helpless victims nor angry polemicists, but intelligent human beings struggling to do what's right for those they love and for themselves. A book to read and savor.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/1y_1IbKOjEpeRMXyr72gtg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b599fa2bda8a0095fec671b85b46ee65 class=caas-img>“Here on Earth,” by Alice Hoffman • Fiction • March 1998 About: Two former lovers reunite in a New England town. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “The high drama of this novel, and Hoffman's assured and lyrical prose, may carry the day for readers who can accept the premise that a passionate obsession can make sweet reason, maternal protectiveness and the instinct for self-preservation fly out the window.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Here on Earth,” by Alice Hoffman • Fiction • March 1998 About: Two former lovers reunite in a New England town. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “The high drama of this novel, and Hoffman's assured and lyrical prose, may carry the day for readers who can accept the premise that a passionate obsession can make sweet reason, maternal protectiveness and the instinct for self-preservation fly out the window.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/BV7Q.jZsVnyLBEU57oPHpA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzU2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5ad7a89ac8bd26dac4b6201a8acebb74 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Here on Earth,” by Alice Hoffman • Fiction • March 1998 About: Two former lovers reunite in a New England town. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “The high drama of this novel, and Hoffman's assured and lyrical prose, may carry the day for readers who can accept the premise that a passionate obsession can make sweet reason, maternal protectiveness and the instinct for self-preservation fly out the window.”">“Here on Earth,” by Alice Hoffman • Fiction • March 1998 About: Two former lovers reunite in a New England town. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “The high drama of this novel, and Hoffman's assured and lyrical prose, may carry the day for readers who can accept the premise that a passionate obsession can make sweet reason, maternal protectiveness and the instinct for self-preservation fly out the window.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/BV7Q.jZsVnyLBEU57oPHpA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzU2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5ad7a89ac8bd26dac4b6201a8acebb74 class=caas-img>“Paradise,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • January 1998 About: Tragic tension explodes between “organized religion and unorganized magic.” Buzz: The first novel published by Morrison after her Nobel Prize win in 1993. Publishers Weekly calls the book “Morrison at her best. Tragic, ugly, beautiful.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Paradise,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • January 1998 About: Tragic tension explodes between “organized religion and unorganized magic.” Buzz: The first novel published by Morrison after her Nobel Prize win in 1993. Publishers Weekly calls the book “Morrison at her best. Tragic, ugly, beautiful.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/TwNuqLM6cO4CQPqminzgfQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzNDE-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5d5b7d5d2a120d268ae7d1f326224052 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Paradise,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • January 1998 About: Tragic tension explodes between “organized religion and unorganized magic.” Buzz: The first novel published by Morrison after her Nobel Prize win in 1993. Publishers Weekly calls the book “Morrison at her best. Tragic, ugly, beautiful.”">“Paradise,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • January 1998 About: Tragic tension explodes between “organized religion and unorganized magic.” Buzz: The first novel published by Morrison after her Nobel Prize win in 1993. Publishers Weekly calls the book “Morrison at her best. Tragic, ugly, beautiful.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/TwNuqLM6cO4CQPqminzgfQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzNDE-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5d5b7d5d2a120d268ae7d1f326224052 class=caas-img>“The Meanest Thing to Say,” by Bill Cosby • Fiction • December 1997 About: How one child deals with an insulting bully. Buzz: Almost 20 years before his well-known sexual assault trials, this is the first of three of Cosby's titles chosen for Oprah’s club. The book is now out of print." style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Meanest Thing to Say,” by Bill Cosby • Fiction • December 1997 About: How one child deals with an insulting bully. Buzz: Almost 20 years before his well-known sexual assault trials, this is the first of three of Cosby's titles chosen for Oprah’s club. The book is now out of print." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/IljcxVAX0naF_QNgiSkXbg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODkx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/58393f3a28fffab4665335fe4e413123 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Meanest Thing to Say,” by Bill Cosby • Fiction • December 1997 About: How one child deals with an insulting bully. Buzz: Almost 20 years before his well-known sexual assault trials, this is the first of three of Cosby's titles chosen for Oprah’s club. The book is now out of print.">“The Meanest Thing to Say,” by Bill Cosby • Fiction • December 1997 About: How one child deals with an insulting bully. Buzz: Almost 20 years before his well-known sexual assault trials, this is the first of three of Cosby's titles chosen for Oprah’s club. The book is now out of print." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/IljcxVAX0naF_QNgiSkXbg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODkx/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/58393f3a28fffab4665335fe4e413123 class=caas-img>“The Treasure Hunt,” by Bill Cosby • Fiction • December 1997 About: Little Bill discovers his talents one rainy day. Buzz: This is the second of three Cosby chosen for Oprah’s club. The book is now out of print." style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Treasure Hunt,” by Bill Cosby • Fiction • December 1997 About: Little Bill discovers his talents one rainy day. Buzz: This is the second of three Cosby chosen for Oprah’s club. The book is now out of print." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/lb4ibl.PhHd_SOdueI7F1w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7bf08bb9654fdac2b945ee703e747285 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Treasure Hunt,” by Bill Cosby • Fiction • December 1997 About: Little Bill discovers his talents one rainy day. Buzz: This is the second of three Cosby chosen for Oprah’s club. The book is now out of print.">“The Treasure Hunt,” by Bill Cosby • Fiction • December 1997 About: Little Bill discovers his talents one rainy day. Buzz: This is the second of three Cosby chosen for Oprah’s club. The book is now out of print." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/lb4ibl.PhHd_SOdueI7F1w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODYz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7bf08bb9654fdac2b945ee703e747285 class=caas-img>“A Virtuous Woman,” by Kaye Gibbons • Fiction • October 1997 About: A gentlewoman and a tenant farmer hang on to each other for dear life. Buzz: One of a double pick by the author for Oprah’s book club. According to Publishers Weekly, Gibbons “has written a vivid, unsentimental, powerful novel.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“A Virtuous Woman,” by Kaye Gibbons • Fiction • October 1997 About: A gentlewoman and a tenant farmer hang on to each other for dear life. Buzz: One of a double pick by the author for Oprah’s book club. According to Publishers Weekly, Gibbons “has written a vivid, unsentimental, powerful novel.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/kBt6kmVOsjoVPOrXRdTW1Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzMy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4ad54f4cec0798881899f460f723b525 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“A Virtuous Woman,” by Kaye Gibbons • Fiction • October 1997 About: A gentlewoman and a tenant farmer hang on to each other for dear life. Buzz: One of a double pick by the author for Oprah’s book club. According to Publishers Weekly, Gibbons “has written a vivid, unsentimental, powerful novel.”">“A Virtuous Woman,” by Kaye Gibbons • Fiction • October 1997 About: A gentlewoman and a tenant farmer hang on to each other for dear life. Buzz: One of a double pick by the author for Oprah’s book club. According to Publishers Weekly, Gibbons “has written a vivid, unsentimental, powerful novel.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/kBt6kmVOsjoVPOrXRdTW1Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xNzMy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4ad54f4cec0798881899f460f723b525 class=caas-img>“Ellen Foster,” by Kaye Gibbons • Fiction • October 1997 About: Ellen, 11, narrates a story of abuse and abandonment. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “Some readers will find the recital of Ellen's woes mawkishly sentimental … but for others it may be a perfect summer read.''" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Ellen Foster,” by Kaye Gibbons • Fiction • October 1997 About: Ellen, 11, narrates a story of abuse and abandonment. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “Some readers will find the recital of Ellen's woes mawkishly sentimental … but for others it may be a perfect summer read.''" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/aD8m8o8cCxovm7fCSig9jQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODU3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/37865b230a2cbd62ad217adb2c90b179 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Ellen Foster,” by Kaye Gibbons • Fiction • October 1997 About: Ellen, 11, narrates a story of abuse and abandonment. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “Some readers will find the recital of Ellen's woes mawkishly sentimental … but for others it may be a perfect summer read.''">“Ellen Foster,” by Kaye Gibbons • Fiction • October 1997 About: Ellen, 11, narrates a story of abuse and abandonment. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “Some readers will find the recital of Ellen's woes mawkishly sentimental … but for others it may be a perfect summer read.''" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/aD8m8o8cCxovm7fCSig9jQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODU3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/37865b230a2cbd62ad217adb2c90b179 class=caas-img>“A Lesson Before Dying,” by Ernest J. Gaines • Fiction • September 1997 About: In the ’40s, a teacher befriends a black man wrongly sent to death row. Buzz: Awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award. According to Kirkus Reviews, Gaines’ novel “is not only never maudlin, but approaches the spare beauty of a classic.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“A Lesson Before Dying,” by Ernest J. Gaines • Fiction • September 1997 About: In the ’40s, a teacher befriends a black man wrongly sent to death row. Buzz: Awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award. According to Kirkus Reviews, Gaines’ novel “is not only never maudlin, but approaches the spare beauty of a classic.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/UoXJ0bWhqv8J9JuQttdvtw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTQ0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3190c05b91318f9fd655b8a09f7375cf class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“A Lesson Before Dying,” by Ernest J. Gaines • Fiction • September 1997 About: In the ’40s, a teacher befriends a black man wrongly sent to death row. Buzz: Awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award. According to Kirkus Reviews, Gaines’ novel “is not only never maudlin, but approaches the spare beauty of a classic.”">“A Lesson Before Dying,” by Ernest J. Gaines • Fiction • September 1997 About: In the ’40s, a teacher befriends a black man wrongly sent to death row. Buzz: Awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award. According to Kirkus Reviews, Gaines’ novel “is not only never maudlin, but approaches the spare beauty of a classic.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/UoXJ0bWhqv8J9JuQttdvtw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTQ0/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3190c05b91318f9fd655b8a09f7375cf class=caas-img>“Songs in Ordinary Time,” by Mary McGarry Morris • Fiction • June 1997 About: A con man disrupts the life of one family; set in Vermont circa 1960. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “Morris can depict society's outsiders – people with bleak presents and no futures – with rare understanding and compassion.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Songs in Ordinary Time,” by Mary McGarry Morris • Fiction • June 1997 About: A con man disrupts the life of one family; set in Vermont circa 1960. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “Morris can depict society's outsiders – people with bleak presents and no futures – with rare understanding and compassion.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/PxZ9GXoD1zSV_IZDhyo1DA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODkz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4691ab9df34f6ef521a6c24255c2b36e class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Songs in Ordinary Time,” by Mary McGarry Morris • Fiction • June 1997 About: A con man disrupts the life of one family; set in Vermont circa 1960. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “Morris can depict society's outsiders – people with bleak presents and no futures – with rare understanding and compassion.”">“Songs in Ordinary Time,” by Mary McGarry Morris • Fiction • June 1997 About: A con man disrupts the life of one family; set in Vermont circa 1960. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, “Morris can depict society's outsiders – people with bleak presents and no futures – with rare understanding and compassion.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/PxZ9GXoD1zSV_IZDhyo1DA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODkz/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/4691ab9df34f6ef521a6c24255c2b36e class=caas-img>“The Heart of a Woman,” by Maya Angelou • Non-fiction • May 1997 About: An autobiographical account of Angelou’s beginnings as a writer and activist in N.Y. Buzz: The fourth installment in Angelou’s seven autobiographies, which also include “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” This is the single selection in the book club for the writer, whom Oprah considered a mentor and close friend. Kirkus Reviews called Angelous “a great lady moving right on through a great memoir.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Heart of a Woman,” by Maya Angelou • Non-fiction • May 1997 About: An autobiographical account of Angelou’s beginnings as a writer and activist in N.Y. Buzz: The fourth installment in Angelou’s seven autobiographies, which also include “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” This is the single selection in the book club for the writer, whom Oprah considered a mentor and close friend. Kirkus Reviews called Angelous “a great lady moving right on through a great memoir.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/G8H44G83ZBAYy0_ic6o2Xg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/1297f730adaa91cbcf75b15b4e1690f3 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Heart of a Woman,” by Maya Angelou • Non-fiction • May 1997 About: An autobiographical account of Angelou’s beginnings as a writer and activist in N.Y. Buzz: The fourth installment in Angelou’s seven autobiographies, which also include “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” This is the single selection in the book club for the writer, whom Oprah considered a mentor and close friend. Kirkus Reviews called Angelous “a great lady moving right on through a great memoir.”">“The Heart of a Woman,” by Maya Angelou • Non-fiction • May 1997 About: An autobiographical account of Angelou’s beginnings as a writer and activist in N.Y. Buzz: The fourth installment in Angelou’s seven autobiographies, which also include “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” This is the single selection in the book club for the writer, whom Oprah considered a mentor and close friend. Kirkus Reviews called Angelous “a great lady moving right on through a great memoir.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/G8H44G83ZBAYy0_ic6o2Xg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTE2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/1297f730adaa91cbcf75b15b4e1690f3 class=caas-img>“The Rapture of Canaan,” by Sheri Reynolds • Fiction • April 1997 About: A girl incurs the fury of her grandpa, the church and maybe even God. Buzz: “Reynolds once again showcases a compelling narrative voice that's simultaneously harsh and lyrical,” according to Publishers Weekly." style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Rapture of Canaan,” by Sheri Reynolds • Fiction • April 1997 About: A girl incurs the fury of her grandpa, the church and maybe even God. Buzz: “Reynolds once again showcases a compelling narrative voice that's simultaneously harsh and lyrical,” according to Publishers Weekly." data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/2e.aDu8x6R49xXFnCU7p4g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/779d37a6e2075f8e247173795c438496 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Rapture of Canaan,” by Sheri Reynolds • Fiction • April 1997 About: A girl incurs the fury of her grandpa, the church and maybe even God. Buzz: “Reynolds once again showcases a compelling narrative voice that's simultaneously harsh and lyrical,” according to Publishers Weekly.">“The Rapture of Canaan,” by Sheri Reynolds • Fiction • April 1997 About: A girl incurs the fury of her grandpa, the church and maybe even God. Buzz: “Reynolds once again showcases a compelling narrative voice that's simultaneously harsh and lyrical,” according to Publishers Weekly." src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/2e.aDu8x6R49xXFnCU7p4g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/779d37a6e2075f8e247173795c438496 class=caas-img>“Stones From the River,” by Ursula Hegi • Fiction • February 1997 About: The story of a dwarf named Trudi Montag and her views of love, hate and her silent complicity in WWII Germany. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, Hegi “produced a powerful novel whose chilling candor and resonant moral vision serve a dramatic story.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Stones From the River,” by Ursula Hegi • Fiction • February 1997 About: The story of a dwarf named Trudi Montag and her views of love, hate and her silent complicity in WWII Germany. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, Hegi “produced a powerful novel whose chilling candor and resonant moral vision serve a dramatic story.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Op7sfxij3678AEAvyBAcDg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTAy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7dbb03ae04a5415ff599054fdaa7b6ad class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“Stones From the River,” by Ursula Hegi • Fiction • February 1997 About: The story of a dwarf named Trudi Montag and her views of love, hate and her silent complicity in WWII Germany. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, Hegi “produced a powerful novel whose chilling candor and resonant moral vision serve a dramatic story.”">“Stones From the River,” by Ursula Hegi • Fiction • February 1997 About: The story of a dwarf named Trudi Montag and her views of love, hate and her silent complicity in WWII Germany. Buzz: According to Publishers Weekly, Hegi “produced a powerful novel whose chilling candor and resonant moral vision serve a dramatic story.”" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Op7sfxij3678AEAvyBAcDg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTAy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7dbb03ae04a5415ff599054fdaa7b6ad class=caas-img>”She’s Come Undone,” by Wally Lamb • Fiction • January 1997 • About: An obese woman, raped as a teen, learns to cope with life. • Buzz: “A tremendously likable first novel,” says Kirkus Reviews. Lamb’s debut book is “a warmblooded, enveloping tale of survival, done up loose and cheering.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>”She’s Come Undone,” by Wally Lamb • Fiction • January 1997 • About: An obese woman, raped as a teen, learns to cope with life. • Buzz: “A tremendously likable first novel,” says Kirkus Reviews. Lamb’s debut book is “a warmblooded, enveloping tale of survival, done up loose and cheering.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/E7_GmUONQs9m.oWWE6Zk5Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTI4/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8c8aef09f1b135d7b373a2e5d797c313 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="”She’s Come Undone,” by Wally Lamb • Fiction • January 1997 • About: An obese woman, raped as a teen, learns to cope with life. • Buzz: “A tremendously likable first novel,” says Kirkus Reviews. 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Buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls this first novel “ dark and knowing. “" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/j9.NMeGV.JtLVJQa0EkJ3A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTM3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/a598029b27ff9baa5b8518bdc3f53127 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Book of Ruth,” by Jane Hamilton • Fiction • November 1996 About: Life is shattered for Ruth, an awkward girl with a wonderful heart. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls this first novel “ dark and knowing. “">“The Book of Ruth,” by Jane Hamilton • Fiction • November 1996 About: Life is shattered for Ruth, an awkward girl with a wonderful heart. Buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls this first novel “ dark and knowing. “" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/j9.NMeGV.JtLVJQa0EkJ3A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xOTM3/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/a598029b27ff9baa5b8518bdc3f53127 class=caas-img>“Song of Solomon,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • October 1996 About: The 1977 novel explores the themes of racism, life and death through its main character Macon “Milkman” Dead. Buzz: According to Kirkus Reviews, the novel has “the gut-soul of 'Roots,' with which this will be recklessly, inevitably linked, and a handsome display of a major talent. “" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Song of Solomon,” by Toni Morrison • Fiction • October 1996 About: The 1977 novel explores the themes of racism, life and death through its main character Macon “Milkman” Dead. 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Publishers Weekly says of the novel, “One of the most remarkable things about this rich, moving and altogether stunning first novel is Mitchard's assured command of narrative structure and stylistic resources.”" style=padding-bottom:56%>“The Deep End of the Ocean,” by Jacquelyn Mitchard • Fiction • September 1996 About: A family’s life changes irrevocably when their youngest son disappears. Buzz: Oprah's book club's inaugural selection. Publishers Weekly says of the novel, “One of the most remarkable things about this rich, moving and altogether stunning first novel is Mitchard's assured command of narrative structure and stylistic resources.”" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/mKXYCLz7oIhtBGkR36Djag--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xODA2/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5d61274aa8b1ea295943c0e3c3e34dc3 class=caas-img data-headline="See Oprah's latest book club pick, 'Some Bright Nowhere' by Ann Packer" data-caption="“The Deep End of the Ocean,” by Jacquelyn Mitchard • Fiction • September 1996 About: A family’s life changes irrevocably when their youngest son disappears. Buzz: Oprah's book club's inaugural selection. 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Before there was Reese or Jenna, there was the original book club maven — Oprah. "There is no best life without books," Oprah Winfrey wrote on Instagram to mark 25 years of "Oprah's Book Club" in 2021.We have gathered all her official book selections in one place, dating all the way back to 1996's inaugural book club pick.

Oprah says medication helped quiet weight ‘shame’ and ‘food noise’

Winfrey also hasn’t shied away from sharing her experience taking GLP-1s. Because GLP-1s were first used among diabetics (the World Health Organization now recommends them for obesity), Winfrey worried at first she’d be taking the drugs away from those who need them most, she writes in the book. She started the medication when she recognized that obesity isn’t about a lack of discipline or willpower, but a medical condition to be treated.

She says the medication has helped her quiet the “food noise,” which Jastreboff explains in the book as “that relentless voice in your head urging, no, demanding that you eat another cookie or chip even after you’ve finished the whole bag” or “constantly distracted by trying not to eat.”

“This is what people without obesity felt like all their lives,” Winfrey writes.

Winfrey has previously credited GLP-1s for more than just weight loss – she’s said it’s helped her strengthen her relationship with her longtime partner Stedman Graham, given her more energy and helped her consume less alcohol.

“Whatever your path, though, all I ask is that we stop the shaming of others’ choices,” Winfrey writes.

Clare Mulroy is USA TODAY’s Books Reporter, where she covers buzzy releases, chats with authors and dives into the culture of reading. Find her on Instagram, subscribe to our weekly Books newsletter or tell her what you’re reading at [email protected].

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