Jonathan Franzen, author of the latest Oprah's Book Club selection Freedom, talks about the connection between Walter's fascination with world overpopulation, marriage based on raising children and what he believes is the purpose of every novel. More...

Author Jonathan Franzen talks about Joey Berglund's big moment in the book Freedom. More...

Author Jonathan Franzen talks about Ricahrd Katz in his book Freedom. More...

Author Jonathan Franzen talks about his decision to name a character Richard Katz in his novel Freedom. More...

Author Jonathan Franzen talks about women and relationships in his book Freedom. More...

Watch a recap of author Jonathan Franzen's novel Freedom, an Oprah's Book Club selection. More...

Author Jonathan Franzen discusses Jessica Berglund, a character in his lastest book, Freedom. More...

Jonathan Franzen addresses a viewer's question about the first time Patty and Richard slept together in his novel Freedom. More...

See the impact that author Jonathan Franzen has had on the world with his novels The Corrections and Freedom. More...

Watch Freedom Riders share why they felt called to join the Freedom Rides. More...

Freedom Rider Hank Thomas reunites with Janie Forsyth McKinney. When the Freedom Riders arrived in Anniston, Alabama, their bus was bombed and the Riders suffered smoke inhalation and beatings from an angry mob. Brave Janie, just 12 years old at the time, More...

Oprah explains why she's grateful for the Americans who participated in the Freedom Rides of 1961. Plus, she is joined by 178 survivors of the Freedom Rides. More...

Diane Nash, a leader in the Freedom Rides movement, shares what Americans today need to learn from the Rides. More...

Watch Oprah explain the reasons why she wanted to discuss the Freedom Rides in one of the final shows of the farewell season of The Oprah Show. More...

Ernest "Rip" Patton Jr., Carol Ruth Silver and Congressman John Lewis share with Oprah how they occupied their time in Parchman Prison in Mississippi. Also, find out why some of the Freedom Riders had a good time. More...

Watch artist Charlotta Janssen explain what inspired her to paint canvases of the Freedom Riders. Plus, she shares her creative process. More...

Freedom Rider and U.S. Rep. John Lewis shares why people can put an end to violence in America and around the world. More...

John Seigenthaler, former aide to U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, shares what he thinks is wrong in the world today. Then, he talks about why young people should look to the Freedom Riders as an example of how to affect change in their community. More...

Author Jonathan Franzen talks about Walter Berglund, a character, from his latest novel, Freedom. More...

Author Jonathan Franzen talks about competitiveness in society and how they played roles in his novel Freedom. More...