Oprah’s Book Club (2019 – 2021)

2019 • 1 season • Talk • TV-PG

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Episode 6 — James McBride: Deacon King Kong

Name: Episode 6 — James McBride: Deacon King Kong
Released: 2020-07-30
Duration: 19 min
Cast: Oprah Winfrey

Season 1 • Oprah’s Book Club

Released: 2020-07-30 • Talk

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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.

Season 1 · Episode 6 · Streaming in USA

Episode 1
Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer
2019-11-01

Episode 2
Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again
2020-01-18

Episode 3
Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (1)
2020-03-06

Episode 4
Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (2)
2020-03-06

Episode 5
Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road
2020-06-12

Episode 6
James McBride: Deacon King Kong
2020-07-30

Episode 7
Isabel Wilkerson: Caste
2020-10-02

Episode 8
Marilynne Robinson: Gilead
2021-04-23

Episode 9
Marilynne Robinson: Home
2021-04-30

Episode 10
Marilynne Robinson: Lila
2021-05-07

Episode 11
Marilynne Robinson: Jack
2021-05-14

Episode 12
Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water
2021-07-23

Episode 13
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
2021-09-23

Episode 14
Richard Powers: Bewilderment
2021-10-22

Oprah Winfrey
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