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June 1998: I Know This Much Is True, Wally Lamb May 1998: Breath, Eyes, Memory, Edwidge Danticat October 1997: A Virtuous Woman, Kaye Gibbonsĭecember 1997: The Treasure Hunt, Bill Cosbyĭecember 1997: The Best Way to Play, Bill CosbyĪpril 1998: Black and Blue, Anna Quindlen September 1997: A Lesson Before Dying, Ernest J. September 1997: The Meanest Thing To Say, Bill Cosby

June 1997: Songs In Ordinary Time, Mary McGarry Morris May 1997: The Heart of a Woman, Maya Angelou

November 1996: The Book of Ruth, Jane Hamiltonĭecember 1996: She’s Come Undone, Wally Lambįebruary 1997: Stones from the River, Ursula HegiĪpril 1997: The Rapture of Canaan, Sheri Reynolds October 1996: Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison September 1996: The Deep End of the Ocean, Jacquelyn Mitchard Number of Oprah’s Book Club Selections (1996 – 2010): 70 Here’s a look back at some of the major stats and stories from a quarter century of Oprah’s Book Club. Now nine years into its digital media-focused second incarnation, Oprah’s Book Club (2.0) may not be quite juggernaut it was back in it’s early-2000s heyday, but as authors like Cheryl Strayed, Colson Whitehead, and Isabel Wilkerson can surely attest, the “Oprah Effect” is still very much alive and well. And, of course, Oprah’s championing of the novels of Toni Morrison (four of which were selected as OBC picks between 19) brought the 1993 Nobel laureate’s work into the homes, minds, and hearts of millions. The sales bump for Cormac McCarthy’s The Road was somewhere in the region of 1 million copies. Nigerian debut author Uwem Akpan’s 2008 short story collection Say You’re One of Them sold nearly 800,000 copies after receiving the Oprah endorsement.

OBC quickly became a phenomenon, catapulting dozens of authors (some established, some new, some famous, some languishing in near-obscurity) to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. 25 years ago today Oprah Winfrey launched what would soon become the most powerful and influential force in American publishing: Oprah’s Book Club.Įach month for over fourteen years, the beloved talk show host, cultural tastemaker, and undisputed “Queen of All Media” would recommend a new book (usually a work of literary fiction) for her legion of viewers to read and discuss.