Oprah Winfrey has selected Richard Russo's novel "Bridge of Sighs" for her book club. The 2007 novel is set in a rural New ...

Dive into Richard Russo's novel "Bridge of Sighs," Oprah's newest book club selection," with these thoughtful questions and ...

Lucky for us, Oprah’s 117th Book Club selection checks all the boxes for a perfect August read. “You all know I love a story that sweeps you up,” says Oprah, “and this one is not going to ...

Oprah Winfrey chose a 2007 family saga from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo for her August book club pick.

Oprah Winfrey called Richard Russo with the good news that his book had been selected for her book club, but it didn't go as ...

Perhaps Russo means Mr. Marconi to exemplify the mutability of human nature, how one can never really know a person, but that's contradicted by Mrs. Lynch's refrain of "people don't change." ...

Most reviewers read Richard Russo's Bridge of Sighs as more of the same from a master storyteller, taking the opportunity to characterize Russo's style on the whole as well as that of the book.

It’s difficult to gauge Richard Russo’s politics from his novels. In his latest, “Bridge of Sighs,” there is a near celebration of what have come to be called traditional values: the hardworking ...

I (finally) just finished Richard Russo’s The Bridge of Sighs. Most people know Russo for his Pulitzer-winning Empire Falls, which is reminiscent for its deep-rooted sense of place.

Richard Russo, . . Random House Audio, $44.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-7393-1889-8 The challenge facing those who perform Russo's novels is the self-effacing, low-key nature of his protagonists.