Richard Russo Oprah Winfrey book club.

Oprah Winfrey has selected Richard Russo’s novel “Bridge of Sighs” for her book club. The 2007 novel is set in a rural New York community. Winfrey announced the pick on Tuesday. Russo, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, often writes about small Northeastern towns. His works include “Nobody’s Fool” and “Empire Falls,” which won a Pulitzer in 2002. Russo expressed his excitement about introducing his work to a new generation. A conversation between Winfrey and Russo is available on her YouTube channel. Winfrey praised the book as a “classic summer read” filled with romance and family drama.