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Oprah Winfrey Is Releasing 2 New Documentaries with Apple & Bringing Back Her Book Club

It’s safe to say Oprah Winfrey has a lot on her plate. And yet, when Apple announced Apple TV + yesterday, the 65-year-old media mogul was right there alongside CEO Tim Cook. Why? Well, we’re finally going to see the fruits of Queen O’s multi-year Apple deal labor. 

In addition to Winfrey’s popular podcast, magazine, TV network and 60 Minutes gig, she’s now releasing two documentaries on the fruit’s new streaming service. Winfrey explained that one yet to be titled doc will focus on mental health, and the other, Toxic Labor, will center on sexual assault in the workplace.

Additionally, the What I Know for Sure author is bringing her beloved book club to Apple platforms. As she explained during the announcement event, “For me, there’s nothing more thrilling than being transported by a brilliant book. Nothing.”

Winfrey went on to say, “The only thing, actually, more gratifying than an extraordinary read is being able to share that experience with others, and we’re going to do just that by building the biggest, the most vibrant, the most stimulating book club on the planet.”

So how will she and Apple achieve that? The details aren’t yet public, but it seems the new iteration of her book club will function much like a normal book club, but digitally.

“Listen to this, imagine where Apple stores stream a conversation with the author and me live across all devices, across all borders, uniting people to stories that remind us that no matter who you are or where you’re from, every man, woman and child looks up in awe at the same sky,” Winfrey shared. “So I want to literally convene a meeting of the minds connecting us through books.”

Winfrey, of course, has been carrying out a similar endeavor on her Super Soul Sunday podcast with A New Earth author Eckhart Tolle. So why is she switching over to Apple? “I’ve joined in order to serve this moment. The Apple platform allows me to do what I do in a whole new way…because, they’re in a billion pockets, y’all, a billion pockets,” Winfrey said.

Well when you put it like that, Oprah…


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