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Oprah's Book Club Season 1: Episode Guide & Ratings

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Season 1 Episodes

1. Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer

November 1st, 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

January 18th, 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, Part 1

March 6th, 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, Part 2

March 6th, 2020

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

5. Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road

June 12th, 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

July 30th, 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

October 2nd, 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

April 23rd, 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

April 30th, 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

May 7th, 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

May 14th, 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

July 23rd, 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

September 23rd, 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

October 22nd, 202129 min

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