Exclusive Video Q&A with Jonathan Franzen on Freedom and His Characters
Jonathan Franzen answers to readers' questions and offers a look inside his writing process in these video clips about the Oprah's Book Club selection Freedom.
Why Oprah chose Freedom by Jonathan Franzen for Oprah's Book Club
Get a quick introduction to Jonathan Franzen's novel Freedom 
Oprah's complete After the Show interview: Author Jonathan Franzen answers the audience members' questions!Don't have time to watch the full After the Show interview? Watch a quick Q&A clip with Jonathan Franzen
- Jonathan Franzen on competitiveness and society
- Jessica Berglund's (lack of) character development
- Why he named the rock star character Richard Katz
- The success and impact of his novels The Corrections and Freedom
- Richard Katz and Jonathan Franzen's relationship with celebrity
- Was Patty Berglund really sleepwalking?
- Walter Berglund's faith and expectations of Patty
- On his female characters and their relationships
Jonathan Franzen discusses his creative process 
Jonathan Franzen on marriage and children in FreedomMore on Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
Read an excerpt, print the A-to-Z character guide and get discussion questions in your reader's guide to Freedom
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