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All of Oprah's Book Recommendations So Far

"When it comes to book picks, Oprah Winfrey is a woman of sterling taste, and the book world takes notice of her opinions.
Oprah's wildly popular TV show was very influential. So influential, in fact, that there's a business term for it: the Oprah Effect. A mention by Oprah can be the making of a previously unknown brand, and books recommended by Oprah see their sales soar. Of the 70 books she recommended on her show between 1996 and 2011, 59 made it onto the USA Today Bestseller List. 22 hit number one – including Tolstoy's classic, Anna Karenina. Her most-recommended author was Toni Morrison – many of us are so grateful that Oprah helped spotlight her incomparable books."
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A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
1
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
2
Charles Dickens
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
3
Jonathan Franzen
Say You're One of Them (Uwem Akpan)
Say You're One of Them
4
Uwem Akpan
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
5
David Wroblewski
A New Earth
A New Earth
6
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
7
Ken Follett
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
8
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
9
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
10
Cormac McCarthy
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
11
Elie Wiesel
A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
A Million Little Pieces
12
James Frey
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
13
William Faulkner
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
14
William Faulkner
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
15
William Faulkner
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
16
Pearl S. Buck
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
17
Leo Tolstoy
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
18
Carson McCullers
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
19
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Cry the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry the Beloved Country
20
Alan Paton
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
21
John Steinbeck
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
22
Toni Morrison
Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
Fall on Your Knees
23
Ann-Marie MacDonald
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
24
Rohinton Mistry
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
25
Jonathan Franzen
Cane River (Lalita Tademy)
Cane River
26
Lalita Tademy
Stolen Lives (Malika Oufkir)
Stolen Lives
27
Malika Oufkir
Icy Sparks (Gwyn Hyman Rubio)
Icy Sparks
28
Gwyn Hyman Rubio
We Were the Mulvaneys (Joyce Carol Oates)
We Were the Mulvaneys
29
Joyce Carol Oates
House of Sand and Fog (Andre Dubus III)
House of Sand and Fog
30
Andre Dubus III
Drowning Ruth (Christina Schwartz)
Drowning Ruth
31
Christina Schwartz
Open House
Open House
32
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
33
Barbara Kingsolver
While I Was Gone
While I Was Gone
34
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
35
Toni Morrison
Back Roads
Back Roads
36
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
37
Isabel Allende
Gap Creek
Gap Creek
38
A Map of the World (Jane Hamilton)
A Map of the World
39
Jane Hamilton
Vinegar Hill
Vinegar Hill
40
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