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Oprah Winfrey Selects Elizabeth Gilbert’s New Memoir for Her Book Club

Oprah Winfrey selected Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir for September, highlighting a story of love, addiction, and spirituality that has sparked significant online discussion.

  • Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir 'All the Way to the River,' about her love affair with the terminally ill Rayya Elias, is Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick.
  • Winfrey calls Gilbert's book 'raw, unflinching, and deeply healing' and says it 'offers readers the courage to face their own' truth.
  • Gilbert received an unexpected call from Winfrey informing her about the book club selection, feeling like 'a teenager all over again, watching 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' after school.
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Oprah Winfrey, 71, has surprised her followers with a completely different look, showing off her slimmed-down body in a recent Instagram post. The famous TV personality appeared in a colorful T-shirt and leather pants while promoting her book club, but the attention was focused on her physical transformation. The American star has lost about 25 kilograms with the help of medical weight loss drugs, an admission that caused much discussion, as she…

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Oprah Winfrey selects Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir for her book club

Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick is Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir, “All the Way to the River.” In the book, published this week, Gilbert shares a consuming love affair with a self-destructive, terminally ill woman named Rayya.

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
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