1. Last book read was Eat, Pray, Love.
I read that too, and liked it!
The first thing that comes to mind is Wild by Cheryl Strayed. It has a similar journey of self discovery, and was Oprah approved, but feels fresh and interesting on its own, not like a "rip off" of Eat, Pray, Love.
I just read a Teen Novel called Just One Day that even though it's from a teenagers perspective, it's an older teen (heading off to college) and has a lot of the similar themes - and lots to discuss!
You might also want to try Anne Lamott. She's written a lot so let's get started!
2. For vampire books that are nothing like Twilight, you might want to try Let the Right One in by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Like Twilight, there's vampires and teenagers, but no angst, and no romance, nothing but scary scary vampires.
Another possibility is Guillermo del Toro's series that starts with The Strain. It's another one that's cinematic, since del Toro was a filmmaker as well, but the romance is purely adult and is a side note, not the plot, and not with vampires - it's human on human!
3. For books like River of Doubt, I would suggest something by Nathaniel Philbrick. The first book that came to mind was In the Heart of the Sea about sailors in early 19th century Nantucket who are shipwrecked and must face hard decisions about how to stay alive. (Hint : cannibalism) But he's written other fascinating historical books, like The Last Stand about Custer, and Bunker Hill about the famous battle.
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