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Open Book with Jenna — 106 episodes

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How Remarkably Bright Creatures Became a Netflix Movie | Open Book with Jenna

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Anna McCallie on Love, Life Changes and How Insomnia Inspired 'Abby Offsides'

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Kennedy Ryan on Motherhood, Finding Her Purpose at 40 and the Stories That Change Lives

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Making Space with Hoda Kotb! New Season, New Guests & Life-Changing Conversations

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Carley Fortune on Her Book-to-TV Journey, Summer Romance & the Success of Every Summer After | Open Book with Jenna

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Author Emily Henry Gets Real About Success, Finding Inspiration & Her Next Book

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Open Book with Jenna Returns! New Season, New Authors & Must-Read Summer Books

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“The Summer I Turned Pretty” Author Jenny Han On Representation, Coming of Age, & Building a Media Empire

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Stephen Colbert and Wife Evie McGee Colbert On Food, Love, and Laughter (July 2025)

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Matt Rogers on “Las Culturistas” Podcast, Overcoming Setbacks, & Living Life Authentically (November 2024)

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Stanley Tucci Gives Us A Taste Of What He Ate In One Year (October 2024)

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‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Cast Talk Iconic Sequel | Open Book with Jenna Bush Hager

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Kristin Hannah on Telling the Forgotten Stories of Women (September 2025)

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Sheinelle Jones Opens Up About Motherhood, Loss & Her Book 7 Years in the Making

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Kate DiCamillo on Imagination, Resilience and the Stories That Stay With Us (November 2023)

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TODAY Presents: The Parent Chat with Dylan Dreyer – Ashley Graham

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Heather McMahan on Laughter, Loss and Finding Her Voice (April 2025)

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Introducing: The Parent Chat with Dylan Dreyer

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Nate Berkus on Creating a Home That Tells Your Story (December 2025)

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Malala Yousafzai on Healing, Hope and Finding Her Way (October 2025)

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Judy Blume on Inspiring Generations of Readers and Building Her Legacy (May 2025)

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Colleen Hoover on ‘It Ends with Us,’ Her Health Journey and What Comes Next

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Jay Ellis on Creativity, Belonging, and the Stories That Shape Us (October 2025)

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Ann Patchett on Nashville, Parnassus Books, and the Joy of Reading (October 2024)

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'Heated Rivalry' Author Rachel Reid on What to Expect from 'Unrivaled' and If She Knows How Shane and Ilya’s Story Ends

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The TODAY Interview: Chloe Malle on Leading Vogue Into Its Next Era and Learning from Anna Wintour

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Rebecca Yarros on Writing ‘Onyx Storm’ and Building Epic Romance Novels (March 2025)

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Jasmine Guillory on Romance Writing, Career Change, and Happily Ever Afters

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‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu on Storytelling, His Memoir, and Reimagining an Icon

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Colleen Hoover on Writing Bestsellers, 'It Ends With Us,' and Creative Discipline

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Emily Henry on Redefining Romance, Beach Reads, and Writing for Joy

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Best Books of 2025 with Bestselling Author Isaac Fitzgerald

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Freida McFadden on Privacy, Passion, and ‘The Housemaid’

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Nate Berkus on Crafting Spaces That Tell Your Story

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Rebecca Yarros on ‘Onyx Storm,’ Writing Through Chronic Illness, and Navigating Fame

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Leslie Bibb On Building a Life and Career on Her Own Terms

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Authors Carley Fortune, Kennedy Ryan, and Heather Aimee O’Neill On Empowering Female Narratives

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Allison Williams On Bringing Colleen Hoover’s “Regretting You” to Life

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Author Ariel Sullivan On the Inspiration Behind Her Debut Novel 'Conform'

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Jay Ellis On His Memoir ‘Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?’

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Malala Yousafzai On Her Journey of Resilience and Rediscovery

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‘Atonement’ Author Ian McEwan On His Latest Novel ‘What We Can Know’

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Tembi Locke on Motherhood, Finding Love After Loss, and New Memoir ‘Someday Now’

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Hoda Kotb on Life After TODAY, Embracing New Beginnings, and New Book ‘Jump and Find Joy’

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Zac Brown on Sphere Residency, New Album ‘Love and Fear,’ and Creative Roots

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“The Women’ Author Kristin Hannah On Telling The Forgotten Stories of Women In History

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Ego Nwodim On Her Journey From Pre-Med to Saturday Night Live

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Keke Palmer On Her Journey From Child Star To Award Winning Actress

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Amor Towles on The Road to 'The Lincoln Highway'

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Beloved Children’s Author Kate DiCamillo On Overcoming Rejection

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Matt Rogers on “Las Culturistas” Podcast & Living Authentically

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Stephen Colbert and Wife Evie McGee Colbert On Food, Love, and Laughter

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Jamie Lee Curtis On ‘Freakier Friday’

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Jenny Han on The Final Season of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'

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Ann Patchett On Nashville, Parnassus Books & The Joy of Reading

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Margaret Atwood on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ & Upcoming Memoir

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Read with Jenna Authors Reflect on Their Literary Journeys

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Best Summer Books with Adriana Trigiani & Isaac Fitzgerald

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Tiffany Haddish On Humor, Hardship, and Healing

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Elin Hilderbrand on Beach Reads, Adaptations, and New Beginnings

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Judy Blume on Shaping Generations

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Sarah J. Maas on 10 Years of 'A Court of Thorns and Roses'

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Jessica Soffer on ‘This Is a Love Story’

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TikTok star Tinx On Her Debut Novel, Social Media, and Dating Trends

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Emily Henry On Redefining the Romance Genre

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‘Giggly Squad’ Hosts Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo On Friendship, Humor & New Book

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Jasmine Guillory On Writing Her Own Happily Ever After

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Aliza Pressman On “The 5 Principles of Parenting”

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Comedian Heather McMahan On Humor and Heartbreak

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‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Ego Nwodim On How Improv Changed Her Life

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“The Nightingale’ Author Kristin Hannah On How She Went From Lawyer to Bestselling Author

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‘Onyx Storm’ Author Rebecca Yarros On Living Out Her Childhood Fantasy

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“The Summer I Turned Pretty” Author Jenny Han On Representation, Coming of Age, & Building a Media Empire

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“Blue Sisters” Author Coco Mellors on The Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood

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Jamie Lee Curtis On The Importance Of Uplifting Others

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Best Books of 2024 with Authors Emma Straub & Isaac Fitzgerald

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Riley Keough on Finishing Lisa Marie’s Memoir ‘From Here to the Great Unknown’

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Matt Rogers on “Las Culturistas” Podcast, Overcoming Setbacks, & Living Life Authentically

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‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu On Creating His Own Yellow Brick Road

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Keke Palmer On Her Memoir ‘The Master of Me’

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‘Big Little Lies’ Author Liane Moriarty On New Novel ‘Here One Moment’

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Ann Patchett On Independent Bookstores, Book Bans, and Book Recommendations

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“The Notebook” Author Nicholas Sparks On Writing Romance Novels & Movies

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Stanley Tucci Gives Us A Taste Of What He Ate In One Year

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Emily Henry On Becoming the Queen of the Beach Read

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Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert On Cooking & Laughing Together

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Introducing: Open Book with Jenna

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‘All the Colors of the Dark” Author Chris Whitaker on How Writing Saved His Life

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“It Ends with Us” Writer Colleen Hoover On The Film Adaptation of Her Novel

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Sarah J. Maas On How BookTok Helped Her Become Publishing Royalty

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Luke Russert: "I'm Still a Work in Progress"

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Tara Westover: “I Wanted a Different Life”

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BONUS: Book Picks for the Holiday Season

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Mo Willems: "My Books Are an Invitation to Be Creative"

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Steven Rowley: “Inspired by a Very Real Love Story”

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Helen Ellis: “Marriage Is Play”

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Kate DiCamillo: "I Learned to Live in My Imagination”

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R.L. Stine: "I Never Planned to Be Scary ... I Was Always Funny"

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Jerry Seinfeld: “The Fun Is in the Ordinary”

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Margaret Atwood: "We All Have Bits of Hopefulness Built In"

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Amor Towles: "All From a Message in a Bottle"

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Ruth Simmons: "Be Open to Learning From Everything"

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Judy Blume: "I'm an Optimist"

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Javier Zamora: "I Survived the Unsurvivable"

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Colleen Hoover: "Make Every Book Better Than the One Before It"

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Introducing: Read with Jenna