Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Picked For Oprah Book Club

Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers has been picked for the Oprah Winfrey Book Club. The book is Jeffers first book.

The book is the 13th pick from Oprah since she re-started the Oprah Winfrey Book Club as a series on Apple TV+.

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Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Picked By Oprah Winfrey. “Published Tuesday, Jeffers’ novel traces centuries of Black history through a family in the American South and its contemporary narrator, young Ailey Paul Garfield. “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois,” named for the canonical Black scholar and activist, has received advance praise from Angie Thomas, Jacqueline Woodson and Stephanie Powell Watts among others.” [AP]

Winfrey: “Enraptured By The Story.” “I was so enraptured by the story of this modern Black family, and how author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers wove the larger fabric of historical trauma through the family’s silence through generations. It’s a combination of historical and modern and it consumed me. I look forward to discussing with our community of readers and speaking with Honorée herself to discuss the themes that run throughout this special novel.” [Oprah Winfrey]

Winfrey To Interview Jeffers On Apple TV+ Show. “Winfrey founded the book club in 1996 and has partnered with Apple since 2019. Her interview with Jeffers will air on Apple TV + on September 24th.” [Texas News Today]

Jeffers Is A Poet, On Long List For National Book Award. “Jeffers, 54, is already a highly regarded poet, whose “Age of Philis” was on the National Book Awards long list in 2020. An English professor at the University of Oklahoma, she has defended the stories and achievements of black women, including Winfrey.” [Pennsylvania News]

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