Oprah's Book Club
Season 1, Episode 6: James McBride: Deacon King Kong
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Oprah and McBride discuss how his novel speaks to the current moment, his focus on the Black experience, and the inspiration for his characters.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer
Episode 2
Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again
Episode 3
Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (1)
Episode 4
Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (2)
Episode 5
Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road
Episode 6
James McBride: Deacon King Kong
Episode 7
Isabel Wilkerson: Caste
Episode 8
Marilynne Robinson: Gilead
Episode 9
Marilynne Robinson: Home
Episode 10
Marilynne Robinson: Lila
Episode 11
Marilynne Robinson: Jack
Episode 12
Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water
Episode 13
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
Episode 14
Richard Powers: Bewilderment