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Oprah’s Book Club

Season 1
Your front row seat for candid conversations with amazing authors.
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  1. S1 E1 - Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer
    October 31, 2019
    58min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  2. S1 E2 - Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again
    January 16, 2020
    43min
    TV-PG
    Elizabeth tells Oprah how her celebrated protagonist reappeared and why she finds the everydayness of life to be extraordinary.
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  3. S1 E3 - Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 1
    March 5, 2020
    1 h 6 min
    TV-PG
    Jeanine and Oprah are joined by authors Reyna Grande, Julissa Arce, and Esther Cepeda for a raw, revealing conversation about the novel.
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  4. S1 E4 - Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 2
    March 5, 2020
    40min
    TV-14
    Latinx people who saw themselves reflected in the book share insights into real-life migrant experiences.
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  5. S1 E5 - Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road
    June 11, 2020
    52min
    TV-14
    Oprah has in-depth discussions with author Kolker and surviving members of the Galvin family about living this extraordinary true story.
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  6. S1 E6 - James McBride: Deacon King Kong
    July 30, 2020
    19min
    TV-PG
    Oprah and McBride discuss how his novel speaks to the current moment, his focus on the Black experience, and the inspiration for his characters.
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  7. S1 E7 - Isabel Wilkerson: Caste
    October 1, 2020
    37min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  8. S1 E8 - Marilynne Robinson: Gilead
    April 22, 2021
    12min
    TV-G
    Oprah talks to Robinson about her Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel, finding the character of John Ames, and how faith shapes her writing.
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  9. S1 E9 - Marilynne Robinson: Home
    April 29, 2021
    9min
    TV-G
    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.
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  10. S1 E10 - Marilynne Robinson: Lila
    May 6, 2021
    11min
    TV-PG
    Oprah and Robinson discuss finding new layers in established characters, what America looks like at its best, and how loneliness can be a privilege.
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  11. S1 E11 - Marilynne Robinson: Jack
    May 13, 2021
    15min
    TV-PG
    Discussing the fourth Gilead novel, Robinson opens up about its interracial romance, her writing process, and the possibility of more stories.
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  12. S1 E12 - Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water
    July 22, 2021
    30min
    TV-G
    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.
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  13. S1 E13 - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
    September 22, 2021
    28min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  14. S1 E14 - Richard Powers: Bewilderment
    October 21, 2021
    30min
    TV-G
    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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Oprah Winfrey
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