Featured Self-Help Author

Cheryl Strayed: Featured Self-Help Author

Cheryl Strayed’s memoir, Wild, was published to widespread acclaim last year, including selection by Oprah as the first book for her brand new book club, Oprah's Book Club 2.0®. A Pushcart Prize winner, she is also the author of Tiny Beautiful Things, a selection of some of her best columns from the advice column "Dear Sugar," and Torch, a novel about a grieving family. Discover some of her top book recommendations below.

Cheryl Strayed
Book Cover Image. Title: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0), Author: Cheryl Strayed
Book Cover Image. Title: Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar, Author: Cheryl Strayed
Book Cover Image. Title: Torch, Author: Cheryl Strayed
Book Cover Image. Title: If You Knew Then What I Know Now, Author: Ryan Van Meter

If You Knew Then What I Know Now

Ryan Van Meter

Powerful essays about childhood, sexuality, coming of age, and coming out by a talented writer to watch.
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Book Cover Image. Title: Forgotten Country, Author: Catherine Chung

Forgotten Country

Catherine Chung

A richly emotional portrait of a family that had me spellbound from page one.
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Book Cover Image. Title: Amazons: A Love Story, Author: Ellen Levy

Amazons

Ellen Levy

A sensitive, fierce and searching memoir about a young American woman in Brazil.
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Book Cover Image. Title: A Brilliant Novel in the Works, Author: Yuvi Zalkow

A Brilliant Novel in the Works

Yuvi Zalkow

A wise and perceptive, original and funny debut novel about a man who has a brilliant novel in the works.
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Book Cover Image. Title: The Report, Author: Jessica Francis Kane

The Report

Jessica Francis Kane

A riveting and richly complex novel about a real-life tragedy in London in 1943.
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Book Cover Image. Title: Dora: A Headcase, Author: Lidia Yuknavitch

Dora

Lidia Yuknavitch

A bold, beautiful and ballsy reimagining of Freud's most famous case-study.
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Book Cover Image. Title: Sugarhouse: Turning the Neighborhood Crack House into Our Home Sweet Home, Author: Matthew Batt

Sugarhouse

Matthew Batt

A can't-put-down memoir about a bad house gone good and a good family gone in directions the author didn't expect.
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Book Cover Image. Title: How Georgia Became O'Keeffe: Lessons on the Art of Living, Author: Karen Karbo

How Georgia Became O'Keeffe

Karen Karbo

A smart, funny, personal, and deeply engaging examination of Georgia O'Keeffe's life and art.
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Book Cover Image. Title: The Taste of Salt, Author: Martha Southgate

The Taste of Salt

Martha Southgate

An affecting, complex and intelligent novel about the complexity of family bonds.
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Book Cover Image. Title: Legs Get Led Astray, Author: Chloe Caldwell

Legs Get Led Astray

Chloe Caldwell

Personal essays about youthful despair and dark delight. Tender and sharp and recklessly beautiful.
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