Oprah's Book Club

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. Its a book club for todays world - a window to other worlds.

2019 HD 29min TV-14 United States English

Oprah Winfrey

Talk-show

S1E1 - Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer 2019-11-01

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.

S1E2 - Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again 2020-01-18

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

S1E3 - Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 1 2020-03-06

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

S1E4 - Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 2 2020-03-06

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

S1E5 - Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road 2020-06-12

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

S1E6 - James McBride: Deacon King Kong 2020-07-30

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

S1E7 - Isabel Wilkerson: Caste 2020-10-02

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.

S1E8 - Marilynne Robinson: Gilead 2021-04-23

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

S1E9 - Marilynne Robinson: Home 2021-04-30

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.

S1E10 - Marilynne Robinson: Lila 2021-05-07

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

S1E11 - Marilynne Robinson: Jack 2021-05-14

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

S1E12 - Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water 2021-07-23

Oprah sits down with Harris to discuss his debut novels inspiration, his writing process, and how a biracial upbringing shaped his point of view.

S1E13 - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois 2021-09-23

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.

S1E14 - Richard Powers: Bewilderment 2021-10-22

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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