Whitehead, 46, is the author of highly regarded novels such as "The Intuitionist" and "John Henry Days," and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle award. Winfrey's website,, will include a reading guide and Winfrey's comments, and "Underground Railroad" will be featured on the social media site Goodreads. An interview with Whitehead appears in the September issue of Winfrey's magazine, "O," which comes out next week. "The Underground Railroad" was scheduled to come out in September, but after learning of Winfrey's decision, Doubleday moved up the release date to Tuesday and more than doubled the announced first printing, from 75,000 to 200,000. I want to know what happens, but I don't want to know what happens.'" "'Blown away' is an often-used expression, but with this book it was to the point of sometimes putting it down and saying, 'I can't read anymore. Winfrey told The Associated Press during a recent telephone interview that she knew from the first sentence that she would want to share her passion with her audience, an impulse she has relied on with uncommon success for 20 years. Talking Volumes: Get tickets to see Colson Whitehead on Nov.
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