Oprah Winfrey
Director
Oprah's Book Club (2019)
Season 1
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.
Released Nov. 1, 2019
Episode 31 min
14+
Keywords: imdb.non-fiction, mdblist.apple-plus-original
Watch Providers: Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Harpo Productions
Network: Apple TV
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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, midnight
S1E2 - Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again
Elizabeth tells Oprah how her celebrated protagonist reappeared and why she finds the everydayness of life to be extraordinary.
Jan. 18, 2020, midnight
S1E3 - Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (1)
Jeanine and Oprah are joined by authors Reyna Grande, Julissa Arce, and Esther Cepeda for a raw, revealing conversation about the novel.
March 6, 2020, midnight
S1E4 - Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (2)
Latinx people who saw themselves reflected in the book share insights into real-life migrant experiences.
March 6, 2020, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
June 12, 2020, midnight
S1E6 - 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.
July 30, 2020, midnight
S1E7 - 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, midnight
S1E8 - 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.
April 23, 2021, midnight
S1E9 - 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.
April 30, 2021, midnight
S1E10 - 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, midnight
S1E11 - Marilynne Robinson: Jack
Discussing the fourth Gilead novel, Robinson opens up about its interracial romance, her writing process, and the possibility of more stories.
May 14, 2021, midnight
S1E12 - 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.
July 23, 2021, midnight
S1E13 - 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.
Sept. 23, 2021, midnight
S1E14 - 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, midnight
Apple TV
31 min/ep
445 min
Nov. 1, 2019
Oct. 22, 2021, midnight
Canceled
TV-14
14+
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