Story of Edgar Sawtelle

It's official. Oprah has picked The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as her new book club selection. Winfrey said in a release, "It's everything you want a book to be… I think this book is right up there with the greatest American novels ever written."

If you’ve been living in a cave for the past six months, then you’ve never heard of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, a first novel about a mute Wisconsin boy’s extraordinary communion with dogs. Written by a 48-year-old software designer, the book has been wildly popular and consistently well-reviewed since it was released in hardcover in June. Edgar Sawtelle is now entering its thirteenth week on the New York Times Bestseller list.

Gone are the days when Oprah picked unkown titles and authors in need of exposure.

WFL currently has 10 circulating copies of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle and 3 additional copies in the Friends Rental Collection.

Oprah's New Book Club Selection

Oprah’s announcing a new title for her book club today. Her last pick was Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose. A New Earth could best be described as kind of a self-help guide to spiritual enlightenment. Oprah started her book club back in September of 1996. Most of the titles she’s selected are fiction, but she doesn’t choose book club picks as often as she used to. Tolle’s book was on the show back in January and was followed by a ten week live online seminar.

The word on the street is that the pick is The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. Stay tuned to the WFL blog and we'll post the title later today after it's officially announced on the show.