With a glorious Yeessss!,Oprah Winfreyannounced her first pick for the comeback ofOprahs Book Club.

Coates called theOprahs Book Clubpick tremendous and a huge, huge honor for me.

If Im honest about it, I got some heads up, he said.

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I got this text that said, Theres a call coming at 10 a.m. this morning.

You have to be available for this call.'

The latest incarnation comes through a partnership between Winfrey and Apple.

The book club nowre-debutson the Apple Books app.

I am who I am today because of the experience of learning to read at an early age.

I want to do that for everybody.

I dont know whats better than that.