‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ Book Gets 500K First Printing

By Maryann Yin 

Abrams will release The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy on November 15th. According to Publishers Weekly, an initial printing of 500,000 copies has been ordered.

Here’s more from the release: “The book chronicles the full 25 years of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ with unforgettable highlights and images, as well as essays about its indelible impact and most important themes by well-known individuals across a wide variety of areas and interests.”

Nonfiction writer Deborah Davis will write the narrative text. The book will feature a forward by poet Maya Angelou and essays by Pulitzer winner Toni Morrison and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. All three of these authors were featured in Oprah’s book club.

Other celebrities who have signed up to contribute include Ellen DeGeneres, Julia Roberts and John Travolta. Ruven Afanador took the cover photo of Oprah Winfrey. The book’s interior will contain one 150 color photographs.