Oprah’s Book Club

  • Premiered: Nov 2019
  • Episodes: 14
  • Followers: 7
  • Ended
  • Apple TV+
  • Friday at 3
  • Talk show

Seasons:

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Season 1
1x1
Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer
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Air date
Nov 01, 2019
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 the book’s setting.
1x2
Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again
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Jan 17, 2020
Elizabeth tells Oprah how her celebrated protagonist reappeared and why she finds the everydayness of life to be extraordinary.
1x3
Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 1
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Air date
Mar 06, 2020
Jeanine and Oprah are joined by authors Reyna Grande, Julissa Arce, and Esther Cepeda for a raw, revealing conversation about the novel.
1x4
Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 2
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Air date
Mar 06, 2020
Latinx people who saw themselves reflected in the book share insights into real-life migrant experiences.
1x5
Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road
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Jun 12, 2020
Oprah has in-depth discussions with author Kolker and surviving members of the Galvin family about living this extraordinary true story.
1x6
James McBride: Deacon King Kong
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Jul 31, 2020
Oprah and McBride discuss how his novel speaks to the current moment, his focus on the Black experience, and the inspiration for his characters.
1x7
Isabel Wilkerson: Caste
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Air date
Oct 02, 2020
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.
1x8
Marilynne Robinson: Gilead
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Apr 23, 2021
Oprah talks to Robinson about her Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel, finding the character of John Ames, and how faith shapes her writing.
1x9
Marilynne Robinson: Home
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Apr 30, 2021
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.
1x10
Marilynne Robinson: Lila
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May 07, 2021
Oprah and Robinson discuss finding new layers in established characters, what America looks like at its best, and how loneliness can be a privilege.
1x11
Marilynne Robinson: Jack
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May 14, 2021
Discussing the fourth Gilead novel, Robinson opens up about its interracial romance, her writing process, and the possibility of more stories.
1x12
Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water
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Jul 23, 2021
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.
1x13
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
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Sep 23, 2021
The renowned poet talks to Oprah about the inspiration for her epic debut novel and shares what she wants to convey about the Black experience.
1x14 Show finale
Richard Powers: Bewilderment
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Air date
Oct 22, 2021
Oprah and Powers talk about his first novel since a Pulitzer Prize win, finding empathy trough our differences, and his hopes for our planet.

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