第 1 季 共 14 集
播出时间:2019年11月1日
第 1 集 Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer
播出时间:2019年11月1日
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.
第 2 集 Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again
播出时间:2020年1月18日
Elizabeth tells Oprah how her celebrated protagonist reappeared and why she finds the everydayness of life to be extraordinary.
第 3 集 Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 1
播出时间:2020年3月6日
Jeanine and Oprah are joined by authors Reyna Grande, Julissa Arce, and Esther Cepeda for a raw, revealing conversation about the novel.
第 4 集 Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt, Part 2
播出时间:2020年3月6日
Latinx people who saw themselves reflected in the book share insights into real-life migrant experiences.
第 5 集 Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road
播出时间:2020年6月12日
Oprah has in-depth discussions with author Kolker and surviving members of the Galvin family about living this extraordinary true story.
第 6 集 James McBride: Deacon King Kong
播出时间:2020年7月30日
Oprah and McBride discuss how his novel speaks to the current moment, his focus on the Black experience, and the inspiration for his characters.
第 7 集 Isabel Wilkerson: Caste
播出时间:2020年10月2日
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.
第 8 集 Marilynne Robinson: Gilead
播出时间:2021年4月23日
Oprah talks to Robinson about her Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel, finding the character of John Ames, and how faith shapes her writing.
第 9 集 Marilynne Robinson: Home
播出时间:2021年4月30日
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.
第 10 集 Marilynne Robinson: Lila
播出时间:2021年5月7日
Oprah and Robinson discuss finding new layers in established characters, what America looks like at its best, and how loneliness can be a privilege.
第 11 集 Marilynne Robinson: Jack
播出时间:2021年5月14日
Discussing the fourth Gilead novel, Robinson opens up about its interracial romance, her writing process, and the possibility of more stories.
第 12 集 Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water
播出时间:2021年7月23日
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.
第 13 集 Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
播出时间:2021年9月23日
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.
第 14 集 Richard Powers: Bewilderment
播出时间:2021年10月22日
Oprah and Powers talk about his first novel since a Pulitzer Prize win, finding empathy through our differences, and his hopes for our planet.