Oprah's Book Club
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Episode Guide
Season 1
- Episode 1: Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer
Aired: Nov 1, 2019Oprah 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.
- Episode 2: Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again
Aired: Jan 17, 2020Elizabeth tells Oprah how her celebrated protagonist reappeared and why she finds the everydayness of life to be extraordinary.
- Episode 3: Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 1
Aired: Mar 6, 2020Jeanine and Oprah are joined by authors Reyna Grande, Julissa Arce, and Esther Cepeda for a raw, revealing conversation about the novel.
- Episode 4: Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 2
Aired: Mar 6, 2020Latinx people who saw themselves reflected in the book share insights into real-life migrant experiences.
- Episode 5: Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road
Aired: Jun 12, 2020Oprah has in-depth discussions with author Kolker and surviving members of the Galvin family about living this extraordinary true story.
- Episode 6: James McBride: Deacon King Kong
Aired: Jul 31, 2020Oprah and McBride discuss how his novel speaks to the current moment, his focus on the Black experience, and the inspiration for his characters.
- Episode 7: Isabel Wilkerson: Caste
Aired: Oct 2, 2020Calling 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.
- Episode 8: Marilynne Robinson: Gilead
Aired: Apr 23, 2021Oprah talks to Robinson about her Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel, finding the character of John Ames, and how faith shapes her writing.
- Episode 9: Marilynne Robinson: Home
Aired: Apr 30, 2021Robinson 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.
- Episode 10: Marilynne Robinson: Lila
Aired: May 7, 2021Oprah and Robinson discuss finding new layers in established characters, what America looks like at its best, and how loneliness can be a privilege.
- Episode 11: Marilynne Robinson: Jack
Aired: May 14, 2021Discussing the fourth Gilead novel, Robinson opens up about interracial romance, her writing process, and the possibility of more stories.
- Episode 12: Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water
Aired: Jul 23, 2021Oprah sits down with Harris to discuss his debut novel's inspiration, his writing process, and how a biracial upbringing shaped his point of view.
- Episode 13: Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Aired: Sep 23, 2021No summary available.
- Episode 14: Richard Powers: Bewilderment
Aired: Oct 22, 2021No summary available.