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Leigh Newman

Leigh Newman

Books Editor at Oprah Daily

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The Most Immersive Books of 2024

Page-turners that transport you to distant shores and dazzling time periods.
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The Funniest Books of 2024

Hilarious, smart, and big-hearted—these books are the whole package.
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The Most Thought-Provoking Books of 2024

Reads that change your perspective and inspire conversations.
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Splashy Novels for Summer Days by the Pool

“Oh, the wild joys of living!” wrote Robert Browning. “The leaping from rock to rock ..the cool silver shock of the plunge in a pool’s living waters.” The famous poet didn’t have access to the wild joys of cannonballing off a diving board in a kidney-shaped vat of chlorine. And yet, it’s doubtful that a plunge into chemically tinted water is any less wild or joyful. Everybody loves a pool, be it natural or backyard, kiddie or Olympic.In these three newly published novels, characters swim, sun, e…
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Leigh Newman: How One Book Saved My Family Christmas

Every Christmas, my far-flung family gathers for a week at our parents’ cabin. The cabin is remote, rustic, and made of real logs. The family comes from places as distant as Alaska, California, New York, and Idaho. There used to be five of us. Now with kids, spouses, and a few ex-spouses, we are 12. Plus three dogs.The days are simple. We sit around by the fire, eat, sit around the fire, eat, sit around by the fire, and maybe, just before dark, squeeze in a walk through the woods. In regular lif…
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Am I One of Those Women Who Ruin Their Own Vacations?

A few years ago, I began to suspect that my kids did not love going on vacation with me. Perhaps because our ideas of vacation differed. Some of our more memorable trips—for me, anyway—have involved: backpacking through Cambodia (in August), hiking up the base camp of Mont-Blanc (and getting lost), and driving through the Costa Rican jungle, stopping to sleep on the floor in strangers’ homes because, as it turns out, there are no hotels in that area of the jungle, or official roads.My feeling i…
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Your Spring Reading List Is Here!

Spring has arrived and with it a glimpse of sunshine that invites you to enjoy some much-needed relaxation. We have compiled a list for you of unforgettable novels written by unforgettable women, thrillers that chill, smart love stories, memoirs too powerful to put down, and sagas that sweep you away. Read them in the backyard, read them on the back deck—or just read them under the covers instead of getting to work in your flower bed.
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You’ll Never Guess What Ann Napolitano Was Doing When Oprah Called

The author of Hello Beautiful, the 100th Oprah’s Book Club pick, sat down for an exclusive interview with us.
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23 Questions Every Woman Should Ask Herself in 2023 - Oprah Mag

Some are big; some are small. Some are hard to consider; others, easy.
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7 Insanely Nice Things You Can Say to Anybody

The holiday season is here–and with it comes festive gatherings with friends and family. Arm yourself with conversation ideas that spread a joy and kindness, so you’re prepared for any social situation that comes your way.1. “Take your time. I’m not in a rush.“This one is great for the grocery store, the takeout burrito restaurant, or anywhere else that involves really tired people trying their best, even as they fumble and flail. For example, the woman in front of you pays the cashier but then…
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How Childhood Survival Skills Honed in Alaska Got One Mom Through C...

When a personal crisis overlapped with the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Leigh Newman found calm by calling on the survival skills of her Alaskan childhood.