
Oprah Winfrey Recommended Books
Oprah Winfrey has recommended 94 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Oprah Winfrey is an American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer, and philanthropist.
(Read more on Wikipedia)94 Books Recommended
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An American Marriage
A Novel
"The perfect book to read along with a friend or family member." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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The Road
"Unlike any book I have chosen." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jocko Willink, Aubrey Marcus, Charlize Theron, Joel McHale, Sam Hinkie, Lex Fridman, Ryan Holiday
A Million Little Pieces
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
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Gilead (4 books)
"A quartet of masterpieces." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Wild
From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
"About the difference between deciding to do something and really having to do it." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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The Heart of a Woman
Maya Angelou's Autobiography, Book 4
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Song of Solomon
"Fills me with admiration and awe." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Also recommended by:
Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Bozoma Saint John, Jesse Williams
A Map of the World
A Novel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
East of Eden
"So rich and full of drama you won't be able to turn the pages fast enough!" - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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Becoming
"I want the whole world to read this book." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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Anna Karenina
"[The author] weaves an extravagant web." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Chelsea Handler, Jennifer Lawrence, Sam Altman, Laura R Walker, Austen Allred, Jen Wilkin, Ernest Hemingway, Bret Easton Ellis, Peter Thiel
A Lesson Before Dying
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
The Underground Railroad
"Every now and then a book comes along that reaches the marrow of your bones, settles in, and stays forever. This is one." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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We Were the Mulvaneys
"I read this book over a year ago, but this family still haunts me." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
The Invention of Wings
A Novel
"It is impossible to read this book and not come away thinking differently about our status as women." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
A New Earth
Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
"One of the most important books of our time." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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A Fine Balance
"I've never encountered pages that took me so far, and removed me from my own way of life and way of thinking the way [this book] did." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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American Dirt
"Changed the way I see what it means to be a migrant in a whole new way." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
The Sun Does Shine
How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
"Reads like an epic novel. And it is all true!" - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
While I Was Gone
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
What Looks Like Crazy On an Ordinary Day
Idlewild Book 1
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
I Know This Much Is True
A Novel
"It’s not just a book, it’s a life experience." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Say You're One of Them
"Masterfully both captures the innocence and the horror of the unimaginable events these children witness." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Behold the Dreamers
A Novel
"About race and class, the economy, culture, immigration and the danger of the us-versus-them mentality." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Stolen Lives
Twenty Years in a Desert Jail
"People read [this book] and they are changed by it—enlightened by it—opened up by it." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Cane River
"[Opens] the door for a lot of people who want to trace their own roots or look at what their heritage, what that legacy has meant for them." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Love Warrior
A Memoir
"I read it as a testament to the power of vulnerability." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird, Book 1
"I remember starting it and just devouring it, not being able to get enough of it, because I fell in love with Scout." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Taylor Swift, Kathie Lee Gifford, James Clear
Icy Sparks
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Olive, Again
Olive Kitteridge, Book 2
"I fell in love with Olive not despite her flaws, but because of them." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Tara Road
A Novel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
"So astonishing, it left me speechless." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Cry, the Beloved Country
"Captures the very essence of South Africa in transition from a rural, tribal nation of spiritual heritage to a modern country of big cities, violence and upheaval." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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Drowning Ruth
A Novel
"It will drive you crazy with suspense. I loved it, loved it, loved it; I stayed up all night reading it." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Middlesex
A Novel
"I promise it will grab you from the first sentence." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Freedom
A Novel
"It’s got everything—sex and love, even rock n’ roll, and everything you want in a book." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
"As steamy, dense and sensual as the jungle that surrounds the surreal town of Macondo!" - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Also recommended by:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Neil Strauss, Richard Branson, Cal Fussman, Christopher Hitchens, Fred Wilson, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Shashi Tharoor
Ruby
A Novel
"I have never been more excited about a find." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
The Reader
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
The Sound and the Fury
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
White Oleander
"Page after page, I fell in love with a story that deeply moved me." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
A Tale of Two Cities
"Such a beautiful book. I love this book." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Also recommended by:
J.K. Rowling, Amelia Boone, Christopher Hitchens, Mahatma Gandhi, Maya Angelou
House of Sand and Fog
A Novel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Jewel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Open House
A Novel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
The Good Earth
House Of Earth, Book 1
"[The author's words] evoke the simple beauty of the characters and the harsh mystery of China's ancient culture." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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Vinegar Hill
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Where the Heart Is
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
A Virtuous Woman
A Novel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Gap Creek
A Novel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Light in August
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
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Love in the Time of Cholera
"One of the greatest love stories I have ever read." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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Mother of Pearl
"That, my dear, is called reading." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Paradise
"Worth waiting for." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Rapture of Canaan
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Songs in Ordinary Time
A Novel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Stones from the River
Burgdorf Cycle Book 1
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Sula
"There would have been no Oprah's Book Club if this woman had chosen not to share her love of words with the world." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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The Best Way to Play
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
The Book of Ruth
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
"The book I love so much—recommended to me by Julia [Roberts]." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
The Measure of a Man
A Spiritual Autobiography
"A beautifully crafted book, written like poetry." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
The Pilot's Wife
A Novel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
A Novel
"I think that this is right up there with the greatest American novels ever written." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
As I Lay Dying
The Corrected Text
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
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Back Roads
"Raw." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Black and Blue
A Novel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Ellen Foster
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Fall On Your Knees
"What a wild ride. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Great Expectations
"You get something new every time." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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Here on Earth
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Midwives
A Novel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Night
"Required reading for all of humanity." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
River, Cross My Heart
A Novel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
She's Come Undone
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
The Bluest Eye
"One of the things [the author is] able to do in this book is [to let] people know that they are not alone." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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The Corrections
A Novel
"A grandly entertaining novel for the new century." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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The Deep End of the Ocean
A Novel
"An intense tale that really is a mother's worst nightmare." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
The Meanest Thing To Say
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
The Poisonwood Bible
A Novel
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
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The Treasure Hunt
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
Strength in Stillness
The Power of Transcendental Meditation
"I am one-thousand percent better when I do it. Meditation Bob: He’s got it!" - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Also recommended by:
Arianna Huffington, Ellen DeGeneres, Hugh Jackman, Ray Dalio
Daughter of Fortune
Daughter Of Fortune, Book 1
Oprah Winfrey recommended this book in "Oprah's Book Club." (Source)
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If at Birth You Don't Succeed
My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny
"[The author] makes you want to be a better person, with his humor and his heart and everything he's had to deal with from the time he was born." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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Lean In
Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
"Honest and brave... The new manifesto for women in the workplace." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Also recommended by:
Richard Branson, Alicia Keys, Arianna Huffington, Jim Collins, Mark Zuckerberg, Mindy Kaling, John Doerr
The Water Dancer
A Novel
"I knew early on the book was going to cut me up. I ended up with my soul pierced." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Caste
The Origins of Our Discontents
"Shows us how to rebuild a world in which all are truly equal and free." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
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Deacon King Kong
A Novel
"Reminds us that when we come together as a community in compassion and empathy, our love triumphs." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Hidden Valley Road
Inside the Mind of an American Family
"A riveting true story of an American family that reads like a medical detective journey." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
The Untethered Soul
The Journey Beyond Yourself
"One of my new favorite books." - Oprah Winfrey (Source)
Also recommended by:
Naval Ravikant, Ryan Hoover, Daniel Gross, Deepak Chopra, Russell Brand, Tony Robbins, Danny Miranda
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