Oprah Winfrey

I think that's so powerful, don't you all? You have your chosen family, you have your family that you're born into. Many people have a chosen family that they found. But all of us who work

And certainly, I remember during certainly all the years that I spent here in Chicago, 25 years just down the street, that we were our own circumstantial family and were integrated in each other's lives in a way that you weren't integrated in the lives of all the people who were your biological family. And I have to say, you've created... the most memorable, misfit, motley crew of characters.

And certainly, I remember during certainly all the years that I spent here in Chicago, 25 years just down the street, that we were our own circumstantial family and were integrated in each other's lives in a way that you weren't integrated in the lives of all the people who were your biological family. And I have to say, you've created... the most memorable, misfit, motley crew of characters.

And certainly, I remember during certainly all the years that I spent here in Chicago, 25 years just down the street, that we were our own circumstantial family and were integrated in each other's lives in a way that you weren't integrated in the lives of all the people who were your biological family. And I have to say, you've created... the most memorable, misfit, motley crew of characters.

And I love that each one of them had their own level of kindness in their own unique way. And I think that that kind of group happens all over the world. People create camaraderie with each other. How did you come to realize each one of them and you were able to express each of their kindnesses

And I love that each one of them had their own level of kindness in their own unique way. And I think that that kind of group happens all over the world. People create camaraderie with each other. How did you come to realize each one of them and you were able to express each of their kindnesses

And I love that each one of them had their own level of kindness in their own unique way. And I think that that kind of group happens all over the world. People create camaraderie with each other. How did you come to realize each one of them and you were able to express each of their kindnesses

That's why I love this book so much and why the characters, I think, have stayed with me. Because you, as the author, are the voice for the people whose stories never get told. Just ordinary folks working every day, doing the best they can to keep their heads above water, and going on with their lives and trying to have a little bit of laughter, a little bit of fun, a little bit of relief.

That's why I love this book so much and why the characters, I think, have stayed with me. Because you, as the author, are the voice for the people whose stories never get told. Just ordinary folks working every day, doing the best they can to keep their heads above water, and going on with their lives and trying to have a little bit of laughter, a little bit of fun, a little bit of relief.

That's why I love this book so much and why the characters, I think, have stayed with me. Because you, as the author, are the voice for the people whose stories never get told. Just ordinary folks working every day, doing the best they can to keep their heads above water, and going on with their lives and trying to have a little bit of laughter, a little bit of fun, a little bit of relief.

And you do that so well because you have been that person. You just started out by sharing with us that you worked at Boston Market. Is that where the idea for the home market came from?

And you do that so well because you have been that person. You just started out by sharing with us that you worked at Boston Market. Is that where the idea for the home market came from?

And you do that so well because you have been that person. You just started out by sharing with us that you worked at Boston Market. Is that where the idea for the home market came from?

It's easy to give when it doesn't cost you anything to give.

It's easy to give when it doesn't cost you anything to give.

It's easy to give when it doesn't cost you anything to give.

I cherish the time I get to sit down with the talented authors from my book club, and I am equally grateful for the time you all are spending with me here, that you in particular have come to listen, dear listener. Coming up, I share a few of my favorite passages from Ocean Vuong's sweeping novel, The Emperor of Gladness. He is the most exquisite writer. Stay with us.

I cherish the time I get to sit down with the talented authors from my book club, and I am equally grateful for the time you all are spending with me here, that you in particular have come to listen, dear listener. Coming up, I share a few of my favorite passages from Ocean Vuong's sweeping novel, The Emperor of Gladness. He is the most exquisite writer. Stay with us.

I cherish the time I get to sit down with the talented authors from my book club, and I am equally grateful for the time you all are spending with me here, that you in particular have come to listen, dear listener. Coming up, I share a few of my favorite passages from Ocean Vuong's sweeping novel, The Emperor of Gladness. He is the most exquisite writer. Stay with us.

I welcome you back, dear listener, to Oprah's Book Club. And I'm at a Starbucks in Chicago right now with an audience full of devoted readers. We are diving into what critics are calling epic, astonishing, and a masterwork. Ocean Bong's The Emperor of Gladness, my 114th Oprah's Book Club selection. Let's get back to the conversation. There was a wild moment.