Series

Oprah's Book Club

2019 · 1 season · 14 episodes · Canceled · Apple TV

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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.

Episodes

  • S01E01Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer2019-11-0158m

    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.

  • S01E02Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again2020-01-1843m

    Elizabeth tells Oprah how her celebrated protagonist reappeared and why she finds the everydayness of life to be extraordinary.

  • S01E03Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (1)2020-03-0666m

    Jeanine and Oprah are joined by authors Reyna Grande, Julissa Arce, and Esther Cepeda for a raw, revealing conversation about the novel.

  • S01E04Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (2)2020-03-0640m

    Latinx people who saw themselves reflected in the book share insights into real-life migrant experiences.

  • S01E05Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road2020-06-1252m

    Oprah has in-depth discussions with author Kolker and surviving members of the Galvin family about living this extraordinary true story.

  • S01E06James McBride: Deacon King Kong2020-07-3019m

    Oprah and McBride discuss how his novel speaks to the current moment, his focus on the Black experience, and the inspiration for his characters.

  • S01E07Isabel Wilkerson: Caste2020-10-0236m

    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.

  • S01E08Marilynne Robinson: Gilead2021-04-2312m

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

  • S01E09Marilynne Robinson: Home2021-04-308m

    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.

  • S01E10Marilynne Robinson: Lila2021-05-0711m

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

  • S01E11Marilynne Robinson: Jack2021-05-1415m

    Discussing the fourth Gilead novel, Robinson opens up about its interracial romance, her writing process, and the possibility of more stories.

  • S01E12Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water2021-07-2329m

    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.

  • S01E13Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois2021-09-2327m

    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.

  • S01E14Richard Powers: Bewilderment2021-10-2229m

    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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