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Hungered by Amanda Rizkalla, cover
Latest pick · October 2026

Hungered

by Amanda Rizkalla

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Oprah's Book Club is a book discussion club launched by Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show on September 17, 1996, with its first pick, The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard. The original club ran monthly through 2002, shifted to a classics-focused "Travelling Library" era (2003–2005), and continued with occasional contemporary picks through 2011. It was relaunched as Oprah's Book Club 2.0 on June 1, 2012, in partnership with OWN and O: The Oprah Magazine, and continues today across OWN, Oprah Daily, the Apple TV+ show, and The Oprah Podcast (with Starbucks). An Oprah selection reliably becomes a bestseller — the "Oprah Effect."

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20265 picks

  1. Hungered by Amanda Rizkalla, cover
    October
    Hungered
    Amanda Rizkalla
    Amazon 
  2. Little Wonder by Sophie Chen Keller, cover
    June
    Little Wonder
    Sophie Chen Keller
    Amazon 
  3. John of John by Douglas Stuart, cover
    May
    John of John
    Douglas Stuart
    Amazon 
  4. Go Gentle by Maria Semple, cover
    April
    Go Gentle
    Maria Semple
    Amazon 
  5. Kin by Tayari Jones, cover
    February
    Kin
    Tayari Jones
    Amazon 

202511 picks

  1. Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer, cover
    November
    Some Bright Nowhere
    Ann Packer
    Amazon 
  2. A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar, cover
    October
    A Guardian and a Thief
    Megha Majumdar
    Amazon 
  3. All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert, cover
    September
    All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation
    Elizabeth Gilbert
    Amazon 
  4. Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo, cover
    August
    Bridge of Sighs
    Richard Russo
    Amazon 
  5. Culpability by Bruce Holsinger, cover
    July
    Culpability
    Bruce Holsinger
    Amazon 
  6. The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb, cover
    June
    The River Is Waiting
    Wally Lamb
    Amazon 
  7. The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong, cover
    May
    The Emperor of Gladness
    Ocean Vuong
    Amazon 
  8. Matriarch: A Memoir by Tina Knowles, cover
    April
    Matriarch: A Memoir
    Tina Knowles
    Amazon 
  9. The Tell by Amy Griffin, cover
    March
    The Tell
    Amy Griffin
    Amazon 
  10. Dream State by Eric Puchner, cover
    February
    Dream State
    Eric Puchner
    Amazon 
  11. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle, cover
    January
    A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
    Eckhart Tolle
    Amazon 

20246 picks

  1. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, cover
    December
    Small Things Like These
    Claire Keegan
    Amazon 
  2. From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough, cover
    October
    From Here to the Great Unknown
    Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
    Amazon 
  3. Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout, cover
    September
    Tell Me Everything
    Elizabeth Strout
    Amazon 
  4. Familiaris by David Wroblewski, cover
    June
    Familiaris
    David Wroblewski
    Amazon 
  5. Long Island by Colm Tóibín, cover
    May
    Long Island
    Colm Tóibín
    Amazon 
  6. The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin, cover
    February
    The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing
    Lara Love Hardin
    Amazon 

20235 picks

  1. Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward, cover
    October
    Let Us Descend
    Jesmyn Ward
    Amazon 
  2. Wellness by Nathan Hill, cover
    September
    Wellness
    Nathan Hill
    Amazon 
  3. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, cover
    May
    The Covenant of Water
    Abraham Verghese
    Amazon 
  4. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano, cover
    March
    Hello Beautiful
    Ann Napolitano
    Amazon 
  5. Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain, cover
    February
    Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
    Susan Cain
    Amazon 

20225 picks

  1. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, cover
    October
    Demon Copperhead
    Barbara Kingsolver
    Amazon 
  2. That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row by Jarvis Jay Masters, cover
    September
    That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row
    Jarvis Jay Masters
    Amazon 
  3. Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley, cover
    June
    Nightcrawling
    Leila Mottley
    Amazon 
  4. Finding Me by Viola Davis, cover
    April
    Finding Me
    Viola Davis
    Amazon 
  5. The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self by Martha Beck, cover
    February
    The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self
    Martha Beck
    Amazon 

20217 picks

  1. Bewilderment by Richard Powers, cover
    September
    Bewilderment
    Richard Powers
    Amazon 
  2. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, cover
    August
    The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
    Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
    Amazon 
  3. The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris, cover
    June
    The Sweetness of Water
    Nathan Harris
    Amazon 
  4. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, cover
    March
    Gilead
    Marilynne Robinson
    Amazon 
  5. Home by Marilynne Robinson, cover
    March
    Home
    Marilynne Robinson
    Amazon 
  6. Lila by Marilynne Robinson, cover
    March
    Lila
    Marilynne Robinson
    Amazon 
  7. Jack by Marilynne Robinson, cover
    March
    Jack
    Marilynne Robinson
    Amazon 

20203 picks

  1. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson, cover
    November
    Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
    Isabel Wilkerson
    Amazon 
  2. Deacon King Kong by James McBride, cover
    June
    Deacon King Kong
    James McBride
    Amazon 
  3. Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker, cover
    April
    Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
    Robert Kolker
    Amazon 

20192 picks

  1. Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout, cover
    November
    Olive, Again
    Elizabeth Strout
    Amazon 
  2. The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates, cover
    September
    The Water Dancer
    Ta-Nehisi Coates
    Amazon 

20183 picks

  1. Becoming by Michelle Obama, cover
    November
    Becoming
    Michelle Obama
    Amazon 
  2. The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton, cover
    June
    The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
    Anthony Ray Hinton
    Amazon 
  3. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, cover
    February
    An American Marriage
    Tayari Jones
    Amazon 

20171 pick

  1. Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, cover
    June
    Behold the Dreamers
    Imbolo Mbue
    Amazon 

20162 picks

  1. Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton, cover
    September
    Love Warrior
    Glennon Doyle Melton
    Amazon 
  2. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, cover
    August
    The Underground Railroad
    Colson Whitehead
    Amazon 

20151 pick

  1. Ruby by Cynthia Bond, cover
    February
    Ruby
    Cynthia Bond
    Amazon 

20141 pick

  1. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd, cover
    January
    The Invention of Wings
    Sue Monk Kidd
    Amazon 

20122 picks

  1. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis, cover
    December
    The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
    Ayana Mathis
    Amazon 
  2. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed, cover
    June
    Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
    Cheryl Strayed
    Amazon 

20103 picks

  1. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, cover
    December
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Charles Dickens
    Amazon 
  2. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, cover
    December
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    Amazon 
  3. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen, cover
    September
    Freedom
    Jonathan Franzen
    Amazon 

20091 pick

  1. Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan, cover
    September
    Say You're One of Them
    Uwem Akpan
    Amazon 

20082 picks

  1. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski, cover
    September
    The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
    David Wroblewski
    Amazon 
  2. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle, cover
    January
    A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
    Eckhart Tolle
    Amazon 

20075 picks

  1. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, cover
    November
    The Pillars of the Earth
    Ken Follett
    Amazon 
  2. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez, cover
    October
    Love in the Time of Cholera
    Gabriel García Márquez
    Amazon 
  3. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, cover
    June
    Middlesex
    Jeffrey Eugenides
    Amazon 
  4. The Road by Cormac McCarthy, cover
    March
    The Road
    Cormac McCarthy
    Amazon 
  5. The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography by Sidney Poitier, cover
    January
    The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
    Sidney Poitier
    Amazon 

20061 pick

  1. Night by Elie Wiesel, cover
    January
    Night
    Elie Wiesel
    Amazon 

20054 picks

  1. A Million Little Pieces by James Frey, cover
    September
    A Million Little Pieces
    James Frey
    Amazon 
  2. Light in August by William Faulkner, cover
    June
    Light in August
    William Faulkner
    Amazon 
  3. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, cover
    June
    As I Lay Dying
    William Faulkner
    Amazon 
  4. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, cover
    June
    The Sound and the Fury
    William Faulkner
    Amazon 

20044 picks

  1. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, cover
    September
    The Good Earth
    Pearl S. Buck
    Amazon 
  2. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, cover
    May
    Anna Karenina
    Leo Tolstoy
    Amazon 
  3. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, cover
    April
    The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
    Carson McCullers
    Amazon 
  4. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, cover
    January
    One Hundred Years of Solitude
    Gabriel García Márquez
    Amazon 

20032 picks

  1. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, cover
    September
    Cry, the Beloved Country
    Alan Paton
    Amazon 
  2. East of Eden by John Steinbeck, cover
    June
    East of Eden
    John Steinbeck
    Amazon 

20022 picks

  1. Sula by Toni Morrison, cover
    April
    Sula
    Toni Morrison
    Amazon 
  2. Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald, cover
    January
    Fall on Your Knees
    Ann-Marie MacDonald
    Amazon 

20016 picks

  1. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, cover
    November
    A Fine Balance
    Rohinton Mistry
    Amazon 
  2. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen, cover
    September
    The Corrections
    Jonathan Franzen
    Amazon 
  3. Cane River by Lalita Tademy, cover
    June
    Cane River
    Lalita Tademy
    Amazon 
  4. Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir and Michèle Fitoussi, cover
    May
    Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail
    Malika Oufkir and Michèle Fitoussi
    Amazon 
  5. Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio, cover
    March
    Icy Sparks
    Gwyn Hyman Rubio
    Amazon 
  6. We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates, cover
    January
    We Were the Mulvaneys
    Joyce Carol Oates
    Amazon 

20009 picks

  1. House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III, cover
    November
    House of Sand and Fog
    Andre Dubus III
    Amazon 
  2. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz, cover
    September
    Drowning Ruth
    Christina Schwarz
    Amazon 
  3. Open House by Elizabeth Berg, cover
    August
    Open House
    Elizabeth Berg
    Amazon 
  4. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, cover
    June
    The Poisonwood Bible
    Barbara Kingsolver
    Amazon 
  5. While I Was Gone by Sue Miller, cover
    May
    While I Was Gone
    Sue Miller
    Amazon 
  6. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, cover
    April
    The Bluest Eye
    Toni Morrison
    Amazon 
  7. Back Roads by Tawni O'Dell, cover
    March
    Back Roads
    Tawni O'Dell
    Amazon 
  8. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende, cover
    February
    Daughter of Fortune
    Isabel Allende
    Amazon 
  9. Gap Creek by Robert Morgan, cover
    January
    Gap Creek
    Robert Morgan
    Amazon 

19999 picks

  1. A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton, cover
    December
    A Map of the World
    Jane Hamilton
    Amazon 
  2. Vinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay, cover
    November
    Vinegar Hill
    A. Manette Ansay
    Amazon 
  3. River, Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke, cover
    October
    River, Cross My Heart
    Breena Clarke
    Amazon 
  4. Tara Road by Maeve Binchy, cover
    September
    Tara Road
    Maeve Binchy
    Amazon 
  5. Mother of Pearl by Melinda Haynes, cover
    June
    Mother of Pearl
    Melinda Haynes
    Amazon 
  6. White Oleander by Janet Fitch, cover
    May
    White Oleander
    Janet Fitch
    Amazon 
  7. The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve, cover
    March
    The Pilot's Wife
    Anita Shreve
    Amazon 
  8. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, cover
    February
    The Reader
    Bernhard Schlink
    Amazon 
  9. Jewel by Bret Lott, cover
    January
    Jewel
    Bret Lott
    Amazon 

19988 picks

  1. Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts, cover
    December
    Where the Heart Is
    Billie Letts
    Amazon 
  2. Midwives by Chris Bohjalian, cover
    October
    Midwives
    Chris Bohjalian
    Amazon 
  3. What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage, cover
    September
    What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day
    Pearl Cleage
    Amazon 
  4. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb, cover
    June
    I Know This Much Is True
    Wally Lamb
    Amazon 
  5. Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, cover
    May
    Breath, Eyes, Memory
    Edwidge Danticat
    Amazon 
  6. Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen, cover
    April
    Black and Blue
    Anna Quindlen
    Amazon 
  7. Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman, cover
    March
    Here on Earth
    Alice Hoffman
    Amazon 
  8. Paradise by Toni Morrison, cover
    January
    Paradise
    Toni Morrison
    Amazon 

199710 picks

  1. The Best Way to Play by Bill Cosby, cover
    December
    The Best Way to Play
    Bill Cosby
    Amazon 
  2. The Treasure Hunt by Bill Cosby, cover
    December
    The Treasure Hunt
    Bill Cosby
    Amazon 
  3. The Meanest Thing to Say by Bill Cosby, cover
    December
    The Meanest Thing to Say
    Bill Cosby
    Amazon 
  4. Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, cover
    October
    Ellen Foster
    Kaye Gibbons
    Amazon 
  5. A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons, cover
    October
    A Virtuous Woman
    Kaye Gibbons
    Amazon 
  6. A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines, cover
    September
    A Lesson Before Dying
    Ernest J. Gaines
    Amazon 
  7. Songs in Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris, cover
    June
    Songs in Ordinary Time
    Mary McGarry Morris
    Amazon 
  8. The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou, cover
    May
    The Heart of a Woman
    Maya Angelou
    Amazon 
  9. The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds, cover
    April
    The Rapture of Canaan
    Sheri Reynolds
    Amazon 
  10. Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi, cover
    February
    Stones from the River
    Ursula Hegi
    Amazon 

19964 picks

  1. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb, cover
    December
    She's Come Undone
    Wally Lamb
    Amazon 
  2. The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton, cover
    November
    The Book of Ruth
    Jane Hamilton
    Amazon 
  3. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, cover
    October
    Song of Solomon
    Toni Morrison
    Amazon 
  4. The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard, cover
    September
    The Deep End of the Ocean
    Jacquelyn Mitchard
    Amazon 

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