See All of Her 2024 Selections
When you think of celebrity book clubs, it’s likely that Oprah Winfrey’s is among the first that come to mind.
Oprah’s Book Club has been a pivotal part of the literary world since it was founded by the talk show host and philanthropist, 70, in 1996. Winfrey first got the idea for the club when she learned that an intern at the The Oprah Winfrey Show shared her love of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel The Color Purple. The two began to exchange books, until the intern suggested that they should expand the club and literary discussions to the show itself.
For 15 years, Oprah’s Book Club was included as a discussion segment on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and helped launch many books to bestseller status. After a brief hiatus in 2002, it now spotlights books that Winfrey chooses on a limited basis and has featured over 100 selections. Oprah’s Book Club aims to share books that “engender conversation, spark enlightenment, help launch emerging authors and reacquaint us with the already prominent,” according to Oprah Daily.
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From classics to memoirs and the hottest new contemporary fiction, Winfrey has picked a wide range of titles over the years. Read below for the 2024 selections of Oprah’s Book Club.
‘Small Things Like These’ by Claire Keegan
Grove Press
This short, impactful novel whisks readers to 1985 Ireland, just before Christmas. Coal merchant Bill Furlong is preparing for a busy season, but a discovery he makes on the job leads him to question both his past and morals of his small town. The novel was also recently adapted into a film starring Cillian Murphy.
‘From Here to the Great Unknown’ by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
Random House
Before her death in 2023 at age 54, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter, actress Riley Keough, to help her finish her memoir. Keough used recordings that her mother left behind to complete this moving account of Presley’s life, which recounts being raised by her parents Elvis and Priscilla Presley, the crushing grief that followed her son Ben’s death and more.
‘Tell Me Everything’ by Elizabeth Strout
Amazon
An unexpected crime in a Maine town is the catalyst of this novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Strout. It reunites some of her most beloved characters, including Lucy Barton and Olive Kitteridge, for a rich story of friendship, desire and the human condition.
“There’s love, heartbreak and even possible murder — it’s the perfect read for this fall season,” Winfrey said on Threads of the novel.
‘Familiaris’ by David Wrobleswki
Blackstone Publishing
The ambitious sequel to Wrobleswki’s bestseller The Story of Edgar Sawtelle follows John Sawtelle, who embarks on a fresh start in the Wisconsin woods in 1919. Joined by his wife, their two friends and a trio of dogs, John and his companions come to depend on each other while learning to adapt to the strangeness of their new home.
‘Long Island’ by Colm Tóibín
It’s 1976, and Irish immigrant Eilis Lacey, whom readers might recognize from the author’s novel Brooklyn, is now a wife and a mother to two teenagers. When Eilis learns that her husband, Tony, has gotten another woman pregnant — and that the woman’s husband plans to leave the baby with Eilis — her decisions reverberate throughout this novel that Winfrey calls “deeply emotional.”
‘The Many Lives of Mama Love’ by Lara Love Hardin
Simon and Schuster
In this stunning memoir, the author, a mother and wife, is convicted of 32 felonies after stealing money from her neighbors to feed her heroin addiction. During her time in prison, Hardin became known as “Mama Love” to her fellow inmates. Following her release, she reflects on her journey of survival, forgiveness and redemption.
“‘Once you start reading, be prepared, because you won’t want to stop,” Winfrey said of the book.
