Oprah's Book Club - Season 1

Oprah's Book Club - Season 1

Season 1

Network
DatesNov 1, 2019 - Oct 22, 2021

Episodes

Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer
Season 1Episode 158 min

Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer

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.

Nov 1, 2019
Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again
Season 1Episode 243 min

Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again

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

Jan 17, 2020
Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 1
Season 1Episode 366 min

Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 1

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

Mar 6, 2020
Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 2
Season 1Episode 440 min

Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 2

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

Mar 6, 2020
Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road
Season 1Episode 552 min

Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road

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

Jun 12, 2020
James McBride: Deacon King Kong
Season 1Episode 619 min

James McBride: Deacon King Kong

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

Jul 31, 2020
Isabel Wilkerson: Caste
Season 1Episode 736 min

Isabel Wilkerson: Caste

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.

Oct 2, 2020
Marilynne Robinson: Gilead
Season 1Episode 812 min

Marilynne Robinson: Gilead

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

Apr 23, 2021
Marilynne Robinson: Home
Season 1Episode 98 min

Marilynne Robinson: Home

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.

Apr 30, 2021
Marilynne Robinson: Lila
Season 1Episode 1011 min

Marilynne Robinson: Lila

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

May 7, 2021
Marilynne Robinson: Jack
Season 1Episode 1115 min

Marilynne Robinson: Jack

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

May 14, 2021
Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water
Season 1Episode 1229 min

Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water

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.

Jul 23, 2021
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Season 1Episode 13

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois

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.
Sep 23, 2021
Richard Powers: Bewilderment
Season 1Episode 14

Richard Powers: Bewilderment

Oprah and Powers talk about his first novel since a Pulitzer Prize win, finding empathy through our differences, and his hopes for our planet.
Oct 22, 2021

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