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.
Air date: 2019-11-01
Runtime: 58 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2020-01-18
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Elizabeth tells Oprah how her celebrated protagonist reappeared and why she finds the everydayness of life to be extraordinary.
Air date: 2020-03-06
Runtime: 66 min
Overview: Jeanine and Oprah are joined by authors Reyna Grande, Julissa Arce, and Esther Cepeda for a raw, revealing conversation about the novel.
Air date: 2020-03-06
Runtime: 40 min
Overview: Latinx people who saw themselves reflected in the book share insights into real-life migrant experiences.
Air date: 2020-06-12
Runtime: 52 min
Overview: Oprah has in-depth discussions with author Kolker and surviving members of the Galvin family about living this extraordinary true story.
Air date: 2020-07-30
Runtime: 19 min
Overview: Oprah and McBride discuss how his novel speaks to the current moment, his focus on the Black experience, and the inspiration for his characters.
Air date: 2020-10-02
Runtime: 36 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2021-04-23
Runtime: 12 min
Overview: Oprah talks to Robinson about her Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel, finding the character of John Ames, and how faith shapes her writing.
Air date: 2021-04-30
Runtime: 8 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2021-05-07
Runtime: 11 min
Overview: Oprah and Robinson discuss finding new layers in established characters, what America looks like at its best, and how loneliness can be a privilege.
Air date: 2021-05-14
Runtime: 15 min
Overview: Discussing the fourth Gilead novel, Robinson opens up about its interracial romance, her writing process, and the possibility of more stories.
Air date: 2021-07-23
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2021-09-23
Runtime: 27 min
Overview: 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.
Air date: 2021-10-22
Runtime: 29 min
Overview: Oprah and Powers talk about his first novel since a Pulitzer Prize win, finding empathy through our differences, and his hopes for our planet.
