Oprah Book Club Selections, 1996-2006

							    Oprah’s Book Club Selections                     Oprah’s Book Club Selections
                 1996-2006                                        1996-2006

2006 Night by Elie Wiesel                        2006 Night by Elie Wiesel
2005 As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner          2005 As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
2005 Light in August by William Faulkner         2005 Light in August by William Faulkner
2005 The Sound and the Fury by William           2005 The Sound and the Fury by William
Faulkner                                         Faulkner
2005 A Million Little Pieces by James Frey       2005 A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
2004 The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck             2004 The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
2004 One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel    2004 One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel
Garcia Marquez                                   Garcia Marquez
2004 The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson      2004 The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson
McCullers                                        McCullers
2004 Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy                2004 Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
2003 Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton      2003 Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
2003 East of Eden by John Steinbeck              2003 East of Eden by John Steinbeck
2002 Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie             2002 Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie
MacDonald                                        MacDonald
2002 Sula by Toni Morrison                       2002 Sula by Toni Morrison
2001 The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen         2001 The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
2001 A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry           2001 A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
2001 We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol        2001 We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol
Oates                                            Oates
2001 Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkir               2001 Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkir
2001 Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio              2001 Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
2001 Cane River by Lalita Tademy                 2001 Cane River by Lalita Tademy
2000 Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende       2000 Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
2000 Open House by Elizabeth Berg                2000 Open House by Elizabeth Berg
2000 House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus, III   2000 House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus, III
2000 The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara             2000 The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara
Kingsolver                                       Kingsolver
2000 While I Was Gone by Sue Miller              2000 While I Was Gone by Sue Miller
2000 Gap Creek by Robert Morgan                  2000 Gap Creek by Robert Morgan
2000 The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison             2000 The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
2000 Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell                  2000 Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell
2000 Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz          2000 Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
1999 Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay                        1999 Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay
1999 Tara Road by Maeve Binchy                               1999 Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
1999 River, Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke                  1999 River, Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke
1999 White Oleander by Janet Fitch                           1999 White Oleander by Janet Fitch
1999 A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton                     1999 A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton
1999 Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes                       1999 Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes
1999 Jewel by Brett Lott                                     1999 Jewel by Brett Lott
1999 The Reader by Bernhard Schlink                          1999 The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
1999 The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve                        1999 The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
1998 Midwives by Christopher A. Bohjalian                    1998 Midwives by Christopher A. Bohjalian
1998 What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day                1998 What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day
by Pearl Cleage                                              by Pearl Cleage
1998 Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat                1998 Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
1998 Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman                          1998 Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
1998 I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb                  1998 I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
1998 Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts                      1998 Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
1998 Paradise by Toni Morrison                               1998 Paradise by Toni Morrison
1998 Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen                         1998 Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
1997 The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou                    1997 The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou
1997 The Best Way to Play by Bill Cosby                      1997 The Best Way to Play by Bill Cosby
1997 The Meanest Thing to Say by Bill Cosby                  1997 The Meanest Thing to Say by Bill Cosby
1997 The Treasure Hunt by Bill Cosby                         1997 The Treasure Hunt by Bill Cosby
1997 A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines               1997 A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
1997 A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons                        1997 A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons
1997 Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons                            1997 Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
1997 Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi                    1997 Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
1997 She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb                         1997 She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
1997 Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry                  1997 Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry
Morris                                                       Morris
1997 Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison                        1997 Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
1997 The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds                 1997 The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds
1996 The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton                       1996 The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
1996 The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn                  1996 The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn
       Mitchard                                                      Mitchard




This list is comprised of titles that talk show host Oprah   This list is comprised of titles that talk show host Oprah
Winfrey has read and wants to share with her viewers.        Winfrey has read and wants to share with her viewers.
Into 2002, notable works of contemporary fiction were        Into 2002, notable works of contemporary fiction were
chosen monthly, announced and discussed on "The              chosen monthly, announced and discussed on "The
Oprah Winfrey Show." Starting in 2003, classic novels        Oprah Winfrey Show." Starting in 2003, classic novels
were chosen at varying intervals until the fall of 2005,     were chosen at varying intervals until the fall of 2005,
when Ms. Winfrey announced that she would consider           when Ms. Winfrey announced that she would consider
all books as potential selections.                           all books as potential selections.