Oprah's Book Club — Season 1, Episode 6: James McBride: Deacon King Kong

Episode synopsis

Oprah and McBride discuss how his novel speaks to the current moment, his focus on the Black experience, and the inspiration for his characters.

About Oprah's Book Club

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Ta-Nehisi Coates: The Water Dancer
• E2Elizabeth Strout: Olive, Again
• E3Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (1)
• E4Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt (2)
• E5Robert Kolker: Hidden Valley Road
• E7Isabel Wilkerson: Caste
• E8Marilynne Robinson: Gilead
• E9Marilynne Robinson: Home
• E10Marilynne Robinson: Lila
• E11Marilynne Robinson: Jack
• E12Nathan Harris: The Sweetness of Water
• E13Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois