Oprah's Book Club - Season 1
1 - Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer
Air Date: November 1, 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 his book's setting.
2 - Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again
Air Date: January 18, 2020
Elizabeth tells Oprah how her celebrated protagonist reappeared and why she finds the everydayness of life to be extraordinary.
3 - Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (1)
Air Date: March 6, 2020
Jeanine and Oprah are joined by authors Reyna Grande, Julissa Arce, and Esther Cepeda for a raw, revealing conversation about the novel.
4 - Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (2)
Air Date: March 6, 2020
Latinx people who saw themselves reflected in the book share insights into real-life migrant experiences.
5 - Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road
Air Date: June 12, 2020
Oprah has in-depth discussions with author Kolker and surviving members of the Galvin family about living this extraordinary true story.
6 - James McBride: Deacon King Kong
Air Date: July 30, 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.
7 - Isabel Wilkerson: Caste
Air Date: October 2, 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.
8 - Marilynne Robinson: Gilead
Air Date: April 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.
9 - Marilynne Robinson: Home
Air Date: April 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.
10 - Marilynne Robinson: Lila
Air Date: May 7, 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.
11 - Marilynne Robinson: Jack
Air Date: May 14, 2021
Discussing the fourth Gilead novel, Robinson opens up about its interracial romance, her writing process, and the possibility of more stories.
12 - Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water
Air Date: July 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.
13 - Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Air Date: September 23, 2021
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.
14 - Richard Powers: Bewilderment
Air Date: October 22, 2021
Oprah and Powers talk about his first novel since a Pulitzer Prize win, finding empathy through our differences, and his hopes for our planet.