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Mary Oliver

Born in a small town in Ohio, Mary Oliver published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the age of 28. Over the course of her long career, she received numerous awards. Her fourth book, American Primitive, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1984. She led workshops and held residencies at various colleges and universities, including Bennington College, where she held the Catharine Osgood Foster Chair for Distinguished Teaching. She died in 2019.
Instructions for Living
Dream Work
This Wild and Precious Life
Devotions
A Mary Oliver Collection
Upstream
Felicity
Blue Horses
Dog Songs
A Thousand Mornings

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Instructions for Living
Dream Work
This Wild and Precious Life
Devotions
A Mary Oliver Collection
Upstream
Felicity
Blue Horses
Dog Songs
A Thousand Mornings

Oprah’s “The Books That Help Me Through”

Oprah Winfrey announced a new version of Oprah’s Book Club, a special collection of seven meaningful books – five of which are published by Penguin Random House .  She has named the collection, “The Books That Help Me Through.” Every week through November 30, Oprah will dive deeper into each book on Instagram (@oprahsbookclub),  exploring the

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