Oprah's Book Club
Read. Watch. Discuss.
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. It’s a book club for today's world—a window to other worlds.
Cast
Oprah Winfrey
Self - Host
Seasons
E1Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer
Nov 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.
E2Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again
Jan 18, 2020
Elizabeth tells Oprah how her celebrated protagonist reappeared and why she finds the everydayness of life to be extraordinary.
E3Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (1)
Mar 6, 2020
Jeanine and Oprah are joined by authors Reyna Grande, Julissa Arce, and Esther Cepeda for a raw, revealing conversation about the novel.
E4Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (2)
Mar 6, 2020
Latinx people who saw themselves reflected in the book share insights into real-life migrant experiences.
E5Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road
Jun 12, 2020
Oprah has in-depth discussions with author Kolker and surviving members of the Galvin family about living this extraordinary true story.
E6James McBride: Deacon King Kong
Jul 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.
E7Isabel Wilkerson: Caste
Oct 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.
E8Marilynne Robinson: Gilead
Apr 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.
E9Marilynne Robinson: Home
Apr 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.
E10Marilynne Robinson: Lila
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.
E11Marilynne Robinson: Jack
May 14, 2021
Discussing the fourth Gilead novel, Robinson opens up about its interracial romance, her writing process, and the possibility of more stories.
E12Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water
Jul 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.
E13Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Sep 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.
E14Richard Powers: Bewilderment
Oct 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.
Storyline
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. It’s a book club for today's world—a window to other worlds.
