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  1. 5 days ago · Oprah Gail Winfrey ( / ˈoʊprə /; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; [b] January 29, 1954), also known mononymously as Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from ...

  2. May 10, 2024 · “I had gained a lot of weight with my pregnancy, I had lost a job afterward because I still had the baby weight, and I would hide in pictures,” Phillips said. “I sent [the article] to every woman in my family and I said, ‘We are getting in the picture.’” Oprah knows a good sound bite when she sees one: “Jill, get in the picture!” she shouted.

  3. May 7, 2024 · May 7, 2024 / 8:18 AM EDT / CBS News. Oprah Winfrey joined "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday to exclusively reveal her latest book club selection: "Long Island" by author Colm Tóibín. It's a sequel to ...

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  4. May 12, 2024 · Among her prized possessions is the magnificent Promised Land estate in Montecito, California. Google Earth. This breathtaking property, acquired in 2001 for nearly $52 million (£40.8m), reflects her journey from a modest wood-frame shack in Mississippi to a sprawling 70-acre estate valued today at over $100 million (£78m).

  5. May 7, 2024 · Each pick is chosen by Oprah herself, who delights in sharing books she loves with the club’s ever-growing audience. Her most recent pick, Let Us Descend, by Jesmyn Ward, resonated deeply with Oprah. This book joins Nathan Harris’s Sweetness of Water, Michelle Obama’s Becoming, Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, and Imbolo Mbue’s Behold the ...

  6. May 7, 2024 · Oprah just announced her 105th Book Club selection! It's Long Island by Irish novelist Colm Tóibín. The story centers on Eilis Lacey, an Irish immigrant living on a Long Island cul-de-sac with her husband and his large, extended Italian American family. Within the first few pages, Eilis gets some truly devastating news that forces her to ...

  7. May 7, 2024 · Set in the 1970s, the new book begins with Eilis facing the devastating news that Tony has made another man's wife pregnant and that the woman's husband plans to leave the child with her. “I had...