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Oprah Winfrey Picks Megha Majumdar's 'A Guardian and a Thief' for Book Club
Oprah Winfrey selects Megha Majumdar’s novel, a National Book Award and Kirkus Prize finalist, as her 119th Book Club pick, highlighting its acclaimed storytelling.
- On October 14, 2025, Oprah Winfrey revealed on CBS Mornings that she selected Megha Majumdar's A Guardian and a Thief for her Book Club.
- The novel had recently been named a finalist for the National Book Award and Kirkus Prize, and Megha Majumdar published her second book, A Guardian and a Thief, her first since A Burning.
- Winfrey praised the book, saying she was spellbound from page one, while Majumdar said she was floored by the surprise call and their talk appears on Winfrey's YouTube channel and other podcast outlets.
- Oprah's Book Club is currently presented by Starbucks, with recent picks including Elizabeth Gilbert's All the Way to the River and Richard Russo's Bridge of Sighs.
- Set in the near future, the novel depicts drought, flooding, crime and food shortages, contrasting a woman emigrating with a shelter resident who steals passports and purses.
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Oprah Winfrey picks Megha Majumdar's 'A Guardian and a Thief' for book club
Megha Majumdar's novel “A Guardian and a Thief” is now Oprah Winfrey's book club pick. The book is already a finalist for the National Book Award and Kirkus Prize.
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