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The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois

2021 . Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

10

"I was so enraptured by the story of this modern Black family, and how author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers wove the larger fabric of historical trauma through the family's silence through generations." - Oprah

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The Sweetness of Water

2021 . Nathan Harris

10

"As I read this masterful novel I kept thinking—this young 29-year-old is a first-time author, so how did he do this? As the best writers can do, Nathan takes us back in time, and helps us to feel we are right there with Prentiss and Landry as they get their first taste of freedom. I rooted for them, and feared for them too." - Oprah

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The Poisonwood Bible

2008 . Barbara Kingsolver

10

Synthesizing her widespread knowledge of history, science and anthropology, and tempering it with characteristic insight and wit, Barbara Kingsolver has written her most accomplished novel to date.- Oprah

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River, Cross My Heart

2017 . Breena Clarke

10

This highly accomplished first novel resonates with ideas, impassioned lyricism, and poignant historical detail as it captures an essential part of the African-American experience in our century.- Oprah

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Here on Earth

1999 . Alice Hoffman

10

"Here on Earth is the dramatic and lyrical accounting of the joys of love, as well as the destruction love can release."- Oprah

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A Lesson Before Dying

1993 . Ernest J. Gaines

10

"Ernest Gaines brings to the novel the same rich sense of place, the same deep understanding of the human psyche, and the same compassion for a people and their struggle that have informed his previous, widely praised novels."- Oprah

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American Dirt

2020 . Jeanine Cummins

10

"This story changed the way I see what it means to be a migrant in a whole new way."- Oprah

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While I Was Gone

2002 . Sue Miller

10

A spellbinding novel of love and betrayal that explores what it means to be a good wife.- Oprah

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The Good Earth

1999 . Pearl Sydenstricker Buck

10

"Reading Pearl Buck's writing feels like reading poetry to me. I just love the quiet rhythm of the words. They evoke the simple beauty of the characters and the harsh mystery of China's ancient culture." —Oprah

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The Best Way To Play

2007 . Bill Cosby

10

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Say You're One of Them

2008 . Uwem Akpan

10

"First-time author Uwem Apkan writes each story through the eyes of children and masterfully both captures the innocence and the horror of the unimaginable events these children witness." — Oprah

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Night

2012 . Elie Wiesel

10

"Required reading for all of humanity." —Oprah

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Gap Creek

2012 . Robert Morgan

10

A stunning follow-up to critically acclaimed novel, The Truest Pleasure.

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Fall On Your Knees

2011 . Ann-Marie MacDonald

10

"Many times during the reading of Fall on Your Knees, I would say, 'How can that be happening now?' And then I'd say, 'It's a book. It's a book. It's a book." —Oprah

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Ellen Foster

2012 . Kaye Gibbons

10

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Oprahs Book Club

109

4

884

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The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois

10

The Sweetness of Water

10

The Poisonwood Bible

10

River, Cross My Heart

10

Here on Earth

10

A Lesson Before Dying

10

American Dirt

10

While I Was Gone

10

The Good Earth

10

The Best Way To Play

10

Say You're One of Them

10

Night

10

Gap Creek

10

Fall On Your Knees

10

Ellen Foster

10

Friendspire is better on the app

Oprahs Book Club

109

4

884

30

The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois

10

The Sweetness of Water

10

The Poisonwood Bible

10

River, Cross My Heart

10

Here on Earth

10

A Lesson Before Dying

10

American Dirt

10

While I Was Gone

10

The Good Earth

10

The Best Way To Play

10

Say You're One of Them

10

Night

10

Gap Creek

10

Fall On Your Knees

10

Ellen Foster

10

Friendspire is better on the app

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