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• An American Marriage

  Jones, Tayari,

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  Newlyweds Celestial and Roy, the living embodiment of the New South, are settling into the routine of their life together when Roy is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. This insightful look into the lives of people who are bound and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Behold the Dreamers

  a Novel

  Mbue, Imbolo,

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  This debut novel about the 2008 financial crisis follows an immigrant couple who must decide whether to continue fighting to stay in a recession-ravaged America or return home to Cameroon. It won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 2017.

• The Bluest Eye

  a Novel

  Morrison, Toni. 1931-2019

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  Originally published in 1970, this study of racial identity and the politics of beauty through the eyes of an eleven-year-old girl has inspired countless other writers of color. Due to themes of racism, incest and sexual abuse, this book has become…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Corrections

  Franzen, Jonathan,

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  This dramatic family saga won the 2001 National Book Award for Fiction, the 2002 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Spanning 50 years of life for a Midwestern family, it grapples with the ebb…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daughter of Fortune

  a Novel

  Allende, Isabel

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  Translated from Spanish, this historical fiction novel follows a young immigrant from Chile as she chases her lover on a journey to California's Gold Rush. This is the fifth novel by the celebrated author who was inducted into the American Academy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Deep End of the Ocean

  Mitchard, Jacquelyn,

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  After their three-year-old son goes missing without a trace, the Cappadora family is plunged into a years-long nightmare that tests the ties that bind people together and the wounds that tear them apart. This debut novel was Oprah's very first book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Demon Copperhead

  a Novel

  Kingsolver, Barbara,

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  This fresh take on Charles Dickens' " David Copperfield" set in modern day Appalachia follows a teenage boy in his attempts to survive after the death of his mother. It was awarded the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and 2023 Women's Prize for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• East of Eden

  Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

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  First published in 1952, this powerful and vastly ambitious novel is both a family saga and a modern retelling of the Book of Genesis. Here Steinbeck crafts his most mesmerizing characters and explores his most enduring themes: the mystery of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Fine Balance

  Mistry, Rohinton, 1952-

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  A bleak portrait of 1970s' India centered around four strangers sharing a single, cramped apartment who develop a bond after being forced to endure a caste system and government corruption. Winner of the 1995 Giller Prize for English-language…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Good Earth

  Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973

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  The journey of a Chinese peasant farmer as he overcomes the forces of nature and the frailties of human nature to become a wealthy landowner in pre-revolutionary China. Originally published in 1931, this classic won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hello Beautiful

  a Novel

  Napolitano, Ann,

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  Chosen in March 2023, Oprah's 100th book club pick is an homage to Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, "Little Women". A profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.

• A Lesson Before Dying

  Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-2019

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  A fictional account of the true story of Willie Francis, a young African-American man who survived a failed electrocution in the state of Louisiana in 1946. Awarded the 1993 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.

• Love in the Time of Cholera

  García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014

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  Translated from Spanish, this historical fiction novel spans the 50-year epic tale of unrequited romance between two young lovers in Victorian-era Colombia. Written by the 1982 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

• Open House

  a Novel

  Berg, Elizabeth, 1953-

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  A middle-aged divorcee settles down to reconstruct a life for herself and her eleven-year-old son in this charming parable about living your best life in the face of adversity.

• The Pillars of the Earth

  Follett, Ken

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  Originally published in 1989, this historical epic follows a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known. Set in England in the 12th century, it is the first book in the four-part Kingsbridge series.

• The Reader

  Schlink, Bernhard

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  A provocative story of a young boy's erotic awakening in a passionate, clandestine love affair with an older woman that evolves along with post-war Germany. Translated from German, it won the Hans Fallada Prize in 1998.

• The Road

  McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023

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  A father and son journey across a harsh, post-apocalyptic American landscape. Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize and 2006 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction.

• The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

  Mathis, Ayana

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  Told through 12 distinct narrative voices, this historical drama captures the story of an African-American family from the Great Migration.

• The Underground Railroad

  a Novel

  Whitehead, Colson, 1969-

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  This fictional account of one passenger's journey along the famous railroad traces the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2017 Andrew…Read moreRead more of this annotation

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  See the complete list of Oprah's Book Club picks from 1996 to now. Updated monthly.