<h3>11 Books To Read After <a href="https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a62953178/oprah-book-club-small-things-like-these-claire-keegan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oprah's Book Club Pick</a> Small Things Like These</h3><h4>Discover Literary Journeys Across the Globe</h4>With the release of the film adaptation of Small Things Like These in November 2024, interest in Claire Keegan’s poignant novella has soared. Praised for its evocative storytelling, rich character exploration, and powerful themes of resilience and compassion, it's left readers and moviegoers alike searching for their next compelling read.Whether you’ve just finished the book, watched the movie, or are simply intrigued by its themes, this curated list offers 11 acclaimed literary fiction titles. Book recommendations picked by Oprah's book club, Obama's Top Picks, International Bestsellers, Pulitzer Prizes, and more!&nbsp;These novels will transport you to diverse global settings, introduce you to unforgettable characters, and evoke the same emotional depth. Some bring holiday magic, while others explore complex relationships in vacation locales or feature celebrated authors and cinematic adaptations—perfect for your next literary escape!<h3>Starting with Small Things Like These - in case you hadn't read it yet!</h3><h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Small%20Things%20Like%20These/9780802158741">Small Things Like These</a></h3>by Claire Keegan<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Small%20Things%20Like%20These/9780802158741"><img data-ot-ignore src="https://CWSImages.ingramcontent.com/cdsImages/imageloader?id=QScVm2S+vc4XNBTr2bGS8tTvASy4Ri6SEqQLtl16O8BwSphVu0ePgCiQe4VxbfINpeAacR+Qq7TVJmERfAqxn5uo+Dfu+jPhkvsBcGB9KurO72wN2qVAw+w9j006iZ6AW6McafcSdHehGrbMy/WMNnDa+XtbR5cgdPhlGz8Rzf8=&amp;size=640" alt="isbn: 9780802158741,template: list"></a></figure>Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker PrizeOne of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyIt is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church.<h2>And now…</h2><h2>11 Books To Read After Small Things Like These</h2><h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/The%20Bee%20Sting/9780374600303">The Bee Sting</a></h3>by Paul Murray<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/The%20Bee%20Sting/9780374600303"><img data-ot-ignore src="https://CWSImages.ingramcontent.com/cdsImages/imageloader?id=tGtUnrp2AIJ4+geCEEzuw1j8qwi85PBJq6nqQtNbX38VCVjC3lRVsLCIaZPV25smKYaTwU2nmMOB3dWCynqr9NuJfyLXELFqrIeW4OWTRdsyOzwUt0K5m6tzTGAaHL3qvAPR3YWmZYpRA+HWA7wsf60WPssqrmhQIlaPnabKkw0=&amp;size=640" alt="isbn: 9780374600303,template: list"></a></figure>One of The New York Times Top 10 Books of the Year Winner of the An Post Irish Book of the Year, the Nero Gold Prize, and the Nero Book Award for Fiction Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Writers' Prize for Fiction Finalist for the Kirkus Prize for FictionThe Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie's once-lucrative car business is going under--but Dickie is spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife, Imelda, is selling off her jewelry on eBay and half-heartedly dodging the attention of fast-talking cattle farmer Big Mike, while their teenage daughter, Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge drink her way through her final exams. As for twelve-year-old PJ, he's on the brink of running away.<h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/The%20Coast%20Road/9780063336520">The Coast Road</a></h3>by Alan Murrin<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/The%20Coast%20Road/9780063336520"><img data-ot-ignore src="https://CWSImages.ingramcontent.com/cdsImages/imageloader?id=ddUNBvcqSiIGpuGt2Ppb6clxm9jRLJ2fGN32+jiXB23Y1uO/c4ctZyCQg9e30Xe0kVdOEIgQWUasY+Br0cvEI2bR/ai96T/tMVuOczNkYlGRH07pbem4vYrJVSEQPd+l+36LCXu/Zg8gWBqEXIk7v2V0ljGkbwZ4jnzgFmPWQl8=&amp;size=640" alt="isbn: 9780063336520,template: list"></a></figure>A poignant debut novel about the lives of women in a claustrophobic coast town and the search for independence in a society that seeks to limit it.Set in 1994, The Coast Road tells the story of two women--Izzy Keaveney, a housewife, and Colette Crowley, a poet. Colette has left her husband and sons for a married man in Dublin. When she returns to her home in County Donegal to try to pick up the pieces of her old life, her husband, Shaun, a successful businessman, denies her access to her children.The only way she can see them is with the help of neighbour Izzy, acting as a go-between. Izzy also feels caught in a troubled marriage. The friendship that develops between them will ultimately lead to tragedy for one, and freedom for the other.<h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/The%20Covenant%20of%20Water%20(Oprah's%20Book%20Club)/9780802162175">The Covenant of Water</a></h3>by Abraham Verghese<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/The%20Covenant%20of%20Water%20(Oprah's%20Book%20Club)/9780802162175"><img data-ot-ignore src="https://CWSImages.ingramcontent.com/cdsImages/imageloader?id=ugBMv/zSJGzmizfjWwjQGB1ATbOwr7u9VzCQuCkbRd24cC/0SCDfIvgR/AC3n/b0xe5nZeHkL0znln8RX6t/KPbec7vQM24CmfdowGaXSQyEkXc5Q5xOBRtPZ1U+tQhCstx4io1pWhYQLzb1DDrsKqaF/MrFiQMP9Iq2twSZRus=&amp;size=640" alt="isbn: 9780802162175,template: list"></a></figure>OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - SUBJECT OF A SIX-PART SUPER SOUL PODCAST SERIES HOSTED BY OPRAH WINFREYSpanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India's Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning--and in Kerala, water is everywhere. At the turn of the century, a twelve-year-old girl from Kerala's long-existing Christian community, grieving the death of her father, is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her forty-year-old husband for the first time.&nbsp;<h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Factory%20Girls/9781643752457">Factory Girls</a></h3>by Michelle Gallen<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Factory%20Girls/9781643752457"><img data-ot-ignore src="https://CWSImages.ingramcontent.com/cdsImages/imageloader?id=ZRKoYxOjUZ6qaoPPQous9+J4InUpvH5ufd5Hzr6CG7wM/0LNJvwN+q0SmO6BckV3B+VfQ/QZ6AIdq3kq4IHj/I90HWLTPOr2rk7CnZkeQwtkKyZEFiE67BoojsNnSN3OdTfnn9+4Lqgi93LLTFS6ao3MSl2gfAqgMClvjdB4JVQ=&amp;size=640" alt="isbn: 9781643752457,template: list"></a></figure>A funny, fierce, and unforgettable read about a young woman working a summer job in a shirt factory in Northern Ireland, while tensions rise both inside and outside the factory walls.Winner of the Comedy Women in Print 2022-23 Published Novel AwardIt's the summer of 1994, and all smart-mouthed Maeve Murray wants are good final exam results so she can earn her ticket out of the wee Northern Irish town she has grown up in during the Troubles. She hopes she will soon be in London studying journalism--away from her crowded home, the silence and sadness surrounding her sister's death, and most of all, away from the violence of her divided community.As a first step, Maeve's taken a job in a shirt factory working alongside Protestants with her best friends. But getting the right exam results is only part of Maeve's problem--she's got to survive a tit-for-tat paramilitary campaign, iron 100 shirts an hour all day every day, and deal with the attentions of Handy Andy Strawbridge, her slick and untrustworthy English boss.&nbsp;<h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Forbidden%20Notebook/9781662601392">Forbidden Notebook</a></h3>by Alba de Céspedes - Ann Goldstein - Jhumpa Lahiri<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Forbidden%20Notebook/9781662601392"><img data-ot-ignore src="https://CWSImages.ingramcontent.com/cdsImages/imageloader?id=Q8gm052q1qySEIP1A0Jekk3gQcxCZZfkz9j7wDRcxy4NBxR5W0B2W6NuPWpLaMNcupspTz2c7m/ghHvT7tto/lOfVYGUM05aY6CJXq84ICW3Hj5LFNmChhTPd5I/MNa8cylXB5HNUC6kOtFe6YPqtpU/QIcPOJois8LaDSQZUB8=&amp;size=640" alt="isbn: 9781662601392,template: list"></a></figure>A New York Times Notable Book of the Year &nbsp;With a foreword by Jhumpa Lahiri, Forbidden Notebook is a classic domestic novel by the Italian-Cuban feminist writer Alba de Céspedes, whose work inspired contemporary writers like Elena Ferrante.In this modern translation by acclaimed Elena Ferrante translator Ann Goldstein, Forbidden Notebook centers the inner life of a dissatisfied housewife living in postwar Rome.Valeria Cossati never suspected how unhappy she had become with the shabby gentility of her bourgeois life--until she begins to jot down her thoughts and feelings in a little black book she keeps hidden in a closet. This new secret activity leads her to scrutinize herself and her life more closely, and she soon realizes that her individuality is being stifled by her devotion and sense of duty toward her husband, daughter, and son.&nbsp;<h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Foster/9780802160140">Foster</a></h3>by Claire Keegan<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Foster/9780802160140"><img data-ot-ignore src="https://CWSImages.ingramcontent.com/cdsImages/imageloader?id=fY8USlqY0YGlqRtRzdxhd+ZQy52YUU+KKpTx7FkJpbIwIOIoflw0M74ErKLZk9wiyupNlsQiPr5KQnCQpH748g3fUZF5eeltMShG4DAqrQQ7yvsnO7M21XDJUiUDxlrll9mzqNvzcoGkPVDcHEhJcIYXg8xR2YsJUMvl23TdfPc=&amp;size=640" alt="isbn: 9780802160140,template: list"></a></figure>An International Bestseller"Top 50 Novels Published in the 21st Century" - The Times&nbsp;It is a hot summer in rural Ireland. A child is taken by her father to live with relatives on a farm, not knowing when or if she will be brought home again. In the Kinsellas' house, she finds an affection and warmth she has not known and slowly, in their care, begins to blossom. But there is something unspoken in this new household--where everything is so well tended to--and this summer must soon come to an end.<h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/The%20Queen%20of%20Dirt%20Island/9780593652930">The Queen of Dirt Island</a></h3>by Donal Ryan<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/The%20Queen%20of%20Dirt%20Island/9780593652930"><img data-ot-ignore src="https://CWSImages.ingramcontent.com/cdsImages/imageloader?id=HutdroI7dprVsFS/vTvmqpelwwRB/FfXlEnsIgEFpFCkDj5YGbHNL5tWfCD6ht3N7EfnVmLritKfTOW+aFFhAJk5+LRlkvRdRJSXHh5gd171QQp6/ZSzRYbe2HbWDK3aAAS3tm1ZfsQfeY7epJaxwnOMq8feBV6kYMruhPJFWLg=&amp;size=640" alt="isbn: 9780593652930,template: list"></a></figure>From the multi-award-winning and internationally bestselling author Donal Ryan, a searing, jubilant story about four generations of women and fierce loveThe Aylward women of Nenagh, Tipperary, are mad about each other, but you wouldn't always think it. You'd have to know them to know that--in spite of what the neighbors might say about raised voices and dramatic scenes--their house is a place of peace, filled with love, a refuge from the sadness and cruelty of the world.<h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/The%20Trackers/9780062948083">The Trackers</a></h3>by Charles Frazier<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/The%20Trackers/9780062948083"><img data-ot-ignore src="https://CWSImages.ingramcontent.com/cdsImages/imageloader?id=nXekOPzNRuSZ46ERqocnbPvsD2IxTurizEwHihADAQNGn+hSjmMU5MZr4BmN2iXDv1DiBbmDQYR2NUrpoCqerIitEFQbpMia4WdORjni7c7WFWgTaw96Hfter/wnI+tWFCHgt6xcLhSzz4OuZF9OMvfUPwiX/pRAw/lhhNs9keU=&amp;size=640" alt="isbn: 9780062948083,template: list"></a></figure>From the New York Times bestselling author of Cold Mountain and Varina, a stunning new novel that paints a vivid portrait of life in the Great DepressionHurtling past the downtrodden communities of Depression-era America, painter Val Welch travels westward to the rural town of Dawes, Wyoming. Through a stroke of luck, he's landed a New Deal assignment to create a mural representing the region for their new Post Office.A wealthy art lover named John Long and his wife Eve have agreed to host Val at their sprawling ranch. Rumors and intrigue surround the couple: Eve left behind an itinerant life riding the rails and singing in a western swing band. Long holds shady political aspirations, but was once a WWI sniper--and his right hand is a mysterious elder cowboy, a vestige of the violent old west. Val quickly finds himself entranced by their lives.<h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Trust%20(Pulitzer%20Prize%20Winner)/9780593420317">Trust</a></h3>by Hernan Diaz<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Trust%20(Pulitzer%20Prize%20Winner)/9780593420317"><img data-ot-ignore src="https://CWSImages.ingramcontent.com/cdsImages/imageloader?id=NPYfWJo4njwdRJjejwak3f067PduoSjSATnwEjbOez+fHF6EJ/Vb2DPJ4LFBok1gpPdc0suBwL8iPoddo5wPkaxeVgKzJqTa+rM6UWvNem9p5S867RPYJlQkQjFC/QHJxzdmjX5y4zd16O3GrSa4FDZIVTZWt4HxgPinkPez89g=&amp;size=640" alt="isbn: 9780593420317,template: list"></a></figure>WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZEEven through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; she is the daughter of eccentric aristocrats. Together, they have risen to the very top of a world of seemingly endless wealth--all as a decade of excess and speculation draws to an end. But at what cost have they acquired their immense fortune? This is the mystery at the center of Bonds, a successful 1937 novel that all of New York seems to have read. Yet there are other versions of this tale of privilege and deceit. Hernan Diaz's TRUST elegantly puts these competing narratives into conversation with one another--and in tension with the perspective of one woman bent on disentangling fact from fiction. The result is a novel that spans over a century and becomes more exhilarating with each new revelation.<h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Vacationland/9780063026124">Vacationland</a></h3>by Meg Mitchell Moore<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Vacationland/9780063026124"><img data-ot-ignore src="https://CWSImages.ingramcontent.com/cdsImages/imageloader?id=R3yNoiJkDqnQ3V9MLJX923vpNkqhNLLxuKB1IQisNbYadz+JNSaZ6D21pjHrTL1RC3p5E7I0G8jqAzy9cuneGg7W+IhQzsS24hYqFezA28y74dVwAVQ3AbYI3iz+2RMVmpfDVNIXuajDhWM3RRr/pJW2d5s18apnsKdJ0pq/c50=&amp;size=640" alt="isbn: 9780063026124,template: list"></a></figure>A Sarah Selects Book Club Pick!A shimmering summer read set in Maine about family secrets, marriage, motherhood, and privilege, from the bestselling author of Two Truths and a Lie and The Islanders.Louisa has come to her parents' house in Maine this summer with her three kids, a barely written book that has a looming deadline, and a trunkful of resentment. Louisa is hoping the crisp breeze will blow away her irritation for her life choices and replace it with enthusiasm for both her family and her writing.But all isn't well in Maine. Louisa's father, a retired judge and pillar of the community, is suffering from Alzheimer's. Louisa's mother is alternately pretending everything is fine and not pretending at all. And one of Louisa's children happens upon a very confusing and heartfelt letter referring to something Louisa doesn't think her father could possibly have done.<h3 style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Veil%20of%20Doubt/9781959411253">Veil of Doubt</a></h3>by Sharon Virts<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:50%;"><a href="http://bookfinity.com/book/Veil%20of%20Doubt/9781959411253"><img data-ot-ignore src="https://CWSImages.ingramcontent.com/cdsImages/imageloader?id=hkUm2e/VkBFiyTn+RWnC/kZWPKVbN+USPMS8El/JGuWHH0Oc4O608O4anoAQNLsTECRDLWZOlMWBF1WPRvT/cWT8cCIKD3W896M+PpzNLg0fiU2+D991l8dSTrz4nyV95+ZxNuPJQAXiv3wnq/zoUl5gL3yE4nq4wiV6WaxWL3U=&amp;size=640" alt="isbn: 9781959411253,template: list"></a></figure>When a mother is charged with murder in a town already convinced of her guilt, can defense attorney Powell Harrison find truth and justice in a legal system where innocence is not presumed?Emily Lloyd, a young widow in Reconstruction-era Virginia, is accused of poisoning her three-year-old daughter, Maud. It isn't the first death in her home--her husband and three other children all died of mysterious illnesses--so when Maud succumbs to an unexplained malady, the town suspects foul play. Soon Mrs. Lloyd is charged not only with poisoning the child but also with murdering her children, her husband, and her aunt.

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