Oprah's Book Club List: All 100+ Books in one place

In 1996, Oprah started choosing her first book club book. Since then, she has chosen over 100 books and opened the door for other celebrities to start their own book clubs. It can be very hard to keep track of so many books over so many years. Below is Oprah’s book club list from 1996 to the present.

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But, no matter how we feel about Oprah’s choices, each book has been read by Oprah and chosen specifically. These often become bestsellers because, well, she is Oprah. Her book club picks are always deeply emotional and well-written.

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Oprah Book Club List: Complete by Year

Oprah’s Book Club List 1996

September 1996 – The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
October 1996 – Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
November 1996 – The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
December 1996 – She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb

Oprah’s Book Club List 1997

February 1997 – Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
April 1997 – The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds
May 1997 – The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou
June 1997 – Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris
September 1997 – A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
October 1997 – A Virtuous Woman & Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
December 1997 – The Meanest Thing to Say, The Treasure Hunt, & The Best Way to Play by Bill Cosby

Oprah’s Book Club List 1998

January 1998 – Paradise by Toni Morrison
March 1998 – Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
April 1998 – Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
May 1998 – Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat
June 1998 – I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
September 1998 – What Looks Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage
October 1998 – Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
December 1998 – Where the Heart is by Billie Letts

Oprah’s Book Club List 1999

January 1999 – Jewel by Bret Lott
February 1999 – The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
March 1999 – The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve
May 1999 – White Oleander by Janet Fitch
June 1999 – Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes
September 1999 – Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
October 1999 – River, Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke
November 1999 – Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay
December 1999 – A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton

Oprah’s Book Club List 2000

January 2000 – Gap Creek by Robert Morgan
February 2000 – Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
March 2000 – Back Roads by Tawni O’Dell
April 2000 – The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
May 2000 – While I Was Gone by Sue Miller
June 2000 – The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
August 2000 – Open House by Elizabeth Berg
September 2000 – Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
November 2000 – House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III

Oprah’s Book Club List 2001

January 2001 – We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
March 2001 – Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
May 2001 – Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir
June 2001 – Cane River by Lalita Tademy
September 2001 – The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
November 2001 – A Fine Balance by Rohinston Mistry

Oprah’s Book Club List 2002

January 2002 – Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
April 2002 – Sula by Toni Morrison

Oprah’s Book Club List 2003

June 2003 – East of Eden by John Steinbeck
September 2003 – Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Oprah’s Book Club List 2004

January 2004 – One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Márquez
April 2004 – The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
May 2004 – Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
September 2004 – The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

Oprah’s Book Club List 2005

June 2005 – The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Light in August by William Faulkner
September 2005 – A Million Little Pieces by James Frey

Oprah’s Book Club List 2006

January 2006 – Night by Elie Wiesel

Oprah’s Book Club List 2007

January 2007 – The Measure of a Man by Sir Sidney Poitier
March 2007 – The Road by Cormac McCarthy
June 2007 – Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides
October 2007 – Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Márquez
November 2007 – Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Oprah’s Book Club List 2008

January 2008 – A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
September 2008 – The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski

Oprah’s Book Club List 2009

September 2009 – Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan

Oprah’s Book Club List 2010

September 2010 – Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
December 2010 – Great Expectations & A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Oprah’s Book Club List 2012

June 2012 – Wild by Cheryl Strayed
December 2012 – The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis

Oprah’s Book Club List 2014

January 2014 – The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd

Oprah’s Book Club List 2015

February 2015 – Ruby by Cynthia Bond

Oprah’s Book Club List 2016

August 2016 – The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
September 2016 – Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton

Oprah’s Book Club List 2017

June 2017 – Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue

Oprah’s Book Club List 2018

February 2018 – An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
June 2018 – The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hilton
November 2018 – Becoming by Michelle Obama

Oprah’s Book Club List 2019

September 2019 – The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
November 2019 – Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

Oprah’s Book Club List 2020

Below is a list of the book club picks for 2020. If you are looking for the Oprah Book Club List 2020 with descriptions and reviews of the books, I have that list as well.

January 2020 – American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
April 2020 – Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
June 2020 – Deacon King Kong by James McBride
November 2020 – Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

Oprah’s Book Club List 2021

Below is a list of the book club picks for 2021. If you are looking for the Oprah Book Club List 2021 with descriptions and reviews of the books, I have that list as well.

March 2021 – Gildead, Home, Lila, and Jack by Marilynne Robinson
June 2021 – The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
August 2021 – The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
September 2021 – Bewilderment by Richard Powers

Oprah’s Book Club List 2022

Below is a list of the book club picks for 2022. If you are looking for the Oprah Book Club List 2022 with descriptions and reviews of the books, I have that list as well.

February 2022 – The Way of Integrity by Martha Beck
April 2022 – Finding Me by Viola Davis
June 2022 – Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
September 2022 – That Bird Has My Wings by Jarvis Jay Masters
October 2022 – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Oprah’s Book Club List 2023

Below is a list of the book club picks for 2023. If you are looking for the Oprah Book Club List 2023 with descriptions and reviews of the books, I have that list as well.

February 2023 – Bittersweet by Susan Cain
March 2023 – Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
May 2023 – The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
September 2023 – Wellness by Nathan Hill
October 2023 – Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Oprah’s Book Club List 2024

Below is a list of the book club picks for 2024. If you are looking for the Oprah Book Club List 2024 with descriptions and reviews of the books, I have that list as well.

February 2024 – The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin
May 2024 – Long Island by Colm Tóibín
June 2024 – Familiaris by David Wroblewski
September 2024- Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
October 2024- From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Prestley and Riley Keough
December 2024- Small Things Like These by Claire Deegan

Oprah’s Book Club List 2025

Below is a list of the book club picks for 2025. If you are looking for the Oprah Book Club List 2025 with descriptions and reviews of the books, I have that list as well.

January 2025 – A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
February 2025- Dream State by Eric Puchner
March 2025- The Tell by Amy Griffin
April 2025- Matriarch by Tina Knowles
May 2025- The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
June 2025- The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb
July 2025- Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
August 2025- Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
September 2025- All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert
October 2025 – A Guardian and A Thief by Megha Majumdar

Expert Tip

If you are new to Oprah, the number of books on this list may feel very overwhelming. Here are a few tips to find a book you will love to read.

There are so many great books on this list. You can check out Jackie’s and my favorites in The Best Oprah Books. These books are all beautiful and readable
Give yourself time to read the books without worrying about how long it takes.
I suggest you start with some of the newer books first and then work your way backward. Some of the books from the book club 1.0 are long and cover very difficult topics.

Frequently Asked Questions About Oprah’s Book Club

What is the Oprah Book Club?

Since its inception, Oprah’s Book Club has been a juggernaut success, catapulting authors to the top of the New York Times Best Seller list. Each book club selection is known to have incredible, discussion-worthy topics.

When did Oprah’s Book Club start?

In its original iteration, Oprah’s Book Club began in 1996 and ran until 2010, when her talk show ended. It relaunched in 2012 on her social platforms.