Oprah's Book Club

Oprah's Book Club

In late 1996, Winfrey introduced a new segment on her television show: Oprah's Book Club. The segment focused on new books and classics, and often brought obscure novels to popular attention. The book club became such a powerful force that whenever Winfrey introduced a new book as her book-club selection, it instantly became a best-seller (known as the Oprah Effect); for example, when she selected the classic John Steinbeck novel East of Eden, it soared to the top of the book charts.

YearBookAuthor 
2008 A New Earth A New EarthEckhart Tolle 
2008 The Story of Edgar Sawtelle The Story of Edgar SawtelleDavid Wroblewski 
2007 Love in the Time of Cholera Love in the Time of CholeraGabriel Garcia Marquez 
2007 Middlesex MiddlesexJeffrey Eugenides 
2007 The Measure of a Man The Measure of a ManSidney Poitier 
2007 The Pillars of the Earth The Pillars of the EarthKen Follett 
2007 The Road The RoadCormac McCarthy 
2006 Night NightElie Wiesel 
2005 A Light in August A Light in AugustWilliam Faulkner 
2005 A Million Little Pieces A Million Little PiecesJames Frey 
2005 As I Lay Dying As I Lay DyingWilliam Faulkner 
2005 The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the FuryWilliam Faulkner 
2004 Anna Karenina Anna KareninaLeo Tolstoy 
2004 One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel Garcia Marquez 
2004 The Good Earth The Good EarthPearl S. Buck 
2004 The Heart is a Lonely Hunter The Heart is a Lonely HunterCarson McCullers 
2003 Cry, The Beloved Country Cry, The Beloved CountryAlan Paton 
2003 East of Eden East of EdenJohn Steinbeck 
2002 Fall on Your Knees Fall on Your KneesAnn-Marie MacDonald 
2002 Sula SulaToni Morrison 
2001 A Fine Balance A Fine BalanceRohinton Mistry 
2001 Cane River Cane RiverLalita Tademy 
2001 Icy Sparks Icy SparksGwyn Hyman Rubio 
2001 Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert JailMalika Oufkir 
2001 The Corrections The CorrectionsJonathan Franzen 
2001 We Were The Mulvaneys We Were The MulvaneysJoyce Carol Oates 
2000 Back Roads Back RoadsTawni O'Dell 
2000 Daughter of Fortune Daughter of FortuneIsabelle Allende 
2000 Drowning Ruth Drowning RuthChristina Schwarz 
2000 Gap Creek Gap CreekRobert Morgan 
2000 House of Sand and Fog House of Sand and FogAndre Dubus III 
2000 Open House Open HouseElizabeth Berg 
2000 The Bluest Eyes The Bluest EyesToni Morrison 
2000 The Poisonwood Bible The Poisonwood BibleBarbara Kingsolver 
2000 While I Was Gone While I Was GoneSue Miller 
1999 A Map of the World A Map of the WorldJane Hamilton 
1999 Jewel JewelBret Lott 
1999 Mother of Pearl Mother of PearlMelinda Haynes 
1999 River, Cross My Heart River, Cross My HeartBreena Clarke 
1999 Tara Road Tara RoadMaeve Binchy 
1999 The Pilot's Wife The Pilot's WifeAnita Shreve 
1999 The Reader The ReaderBernhard Schlink 
1999 Vinegar Hill Vinegar HillA. Manette Ansay 
1999 White Oleander White OleanderJanet Fitch 
1998 Black and Blue Black and BlueAnna Quindlen 
1998 Breath, Eyes, Memory Breath, Eyes, MemoryEdwidge Danticat 
1998 Here on Earth Here on EarthAlice Hoffman 
1998 I Know This Much is True I Know This Much is TrueWally Lamb 
1998 Midwives MidwivesChris Bohjalian 
1998 Paradise ParadiseToni Morrison 
1998 What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary DayPearl Cleage 
1998 Where the Heart Is Where the Heart IsBillie Letts 
1997 A Lesson Before Dying A Lesson Before DyingErnest Gaines 
1997 A Virtuous Woman A Virtuous WomanKaye Gibbons 
1997 Ellen Foster Ellen FosterKaye Gibbons 
1997 She's Come Undone She's Come UndoneWally Lamb 
1997 Songs in Ordinary Time Songs in Ordinary TimeMarry McGarry Morris 
1997 Stones from the River Stones from the RiverUrsula Hegi 
1997 The Best Way to Play The Best Way to PlayBill Cosby 
1997 The Heart of a Woman The Heart of a WomanMaya Angelou 
1997 The Meanest Thing to Say The Meanest Thing to SayBill Cosby 
1997 The Rapture of Canaan The Rapture of CanaanSheri Reynolds 
1997 The Treasure Hunt The Treasure HuntBill Cosby 
1996 Song of Solomon Song of SolomonToni Morrison 
1996 The Book of Ruth The Book of RuthJane Hamilton 
1996 The Deep End of the Ocean The Deep End of the OceanJacquelyn Mitchard 
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