Oprah Winfrey is teaming with professor and columnist Arthur C. Brooks on a new book coming later this year.
Portfolio Books will publish Winfrey and Brooks’ Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier this summer, the Penguin imprint announced in a news release. The press says the book will help readers “begin a journey toward greater happiness no matter how challenging your circumstances.”
The book is the first collaboration between Winfrey, the media mogul known for her popular book club, and Brooks, the Harvard professor, Atlantic columnist, and author of titles including Love Your Enemies and From Strength to Strength.
The book, Portfolio says, “introduces readers to the cutting-edge happiness science that can change their lives, in understandable terms and with actionable strategies. Along the way, Arthur and Oprah share hard-earned wisdom from their own lives and careers, as well as the witness of regular people whose lives are joyful despite setbacks and hardship.”
Winfrey announced news of the book on Instagram, writing, “I started reading @arthurcbrooks’ column in @theatlantic during the early days of the pandemic. I found myself happily anticipating each week’s lesson, which turned out to be a recipe for growing forward. When I discovered he taught happiness at Harvard, I wanted to extend that to the rest of us—which is why we met, became fast friends, and now have written a book together.”
Build the Life You Want is slated for publication on Sept. 12.
Michael Schaub, a journalist and regular contributor to NPR, lives near Austin, Texas.
