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Oprah's Book Club

Oprah's Book Club

2019 - 2021

Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer

1st November 2019
Episode 1
Oprah and Ta-Nehisi discuss the 10-year process of writing his #1 best-selling debut novel and the cultural conversation it has provoked. Plus, Ta-Nehisi visits Monticello, which inspired his book's setting.

Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again

18th January 2020
Episode 2
Elizabeth tells Oprah how her celebrated protagonist reappeared and why she finds the everydayness of life to be extraordinary.

Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (1)

6th March 2020
Episode 3
Jeanine and Oprah are joined by authors Reyna Grande, Julissa Arce, and Esther Cepeda for a raw, revealing conversation about the novel.

Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (2)

6th March 2020
Episode 4
Latinx people who saw themselves reflected in the book share insights into real-life migrant experiences.

Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road

12th June 2020
Episode 5
Oprah has in-depth discussions with author Kolker and surviving members of the Galvin family about living this extraordinary true story.

James McBride: Deacon King Kong

30th July 2020
Episode 6
Oprah and McBride discuss how his novel speaks to the current moment, his focus on the Black experience, and the inspiration for his characters.

Isabel Wilkerson: Caste

2nd October 2020
Episode 7
Calling the book ”a must-read for all of humanity,” Oprah asks Wilkerson what compelled her to write it and why we need a new language for race.

Marilynne Robinson: Gilead

23rd April 2021
Episode 8
Oprah talks to Robinson about her Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel, finding the character of John Ames, and how faith shapes her writing.

Marilynne Robinson: Home

30th April 2021
Episode 9
Robinson explains what inspired her to revisit the story of Gilead from different points of view and why she chose to address the subject of race.

Marilynne Robinson: Lila

7th May 2021
Episode 10
Oprah and Robinson discuss finding new layers in established characters, what America looks like at its best, and how loneliness can be a privilege.

Marilynne Robinson: Jack

14th May 2021
Episode 11
Discussing the fourth Gilead novel, Robinson opens up about its interracial romance, her writing process, and the possibility of more stories.

Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water

23rd July 2021
Episode 12
Oprah sits down with Harris to discuss his debut novel's inspiration, his writing process, and how a biracial upbringing shaped his point of view.

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

23rd September 2021
Episode 13
The acclaimed poet opens up to Oprah about the inspiration for her epic debut novel and what she hopes to impart about the Black experience.

Richard Powers: Bewilderment

22nd October 2021
Episode 14
Oprah and Powers talk about his first novel since a Pulitzer Prize win, finding empathy through our differences, and his hopes for our planet.
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Get a front row seat for unguarded conversations with incredible authors. Each episode features a book handpicked by Oprah, along with an interview about issues that it brings to light. It’s a book club for today's world—a window to other worlds.

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