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Oprah Winfrey Taps a ‘Riveting’ Debut Novel for Her Book Club – WTOP News
Winfrey said the debut novel about a 12-year-old girl living in a car reflects the resilience of families facing poverty and instability.
- On Tuesday, Oprah Winfrey marked her book club's 30th anniversary by selecting Amanda Rizkalla's debut novel, "Hungered," revealed exclusively on CBS Mornings.
- The novel follows 12-year-old Sofia as she navigates poverty while living in a car with her mother and brother, dreaming of stability and returning to school.
- Describing the work as a "riveting novel" about "families who live outside the margins, living unhoused," Winfrey emphasized the perseverance required to face another day.
- Rizkalla, a Los Angeles native, learned of her selection through a surprise call from Winfrey, stating, "I was so stunned I could hardly believe it was real."
- Rizkalla studied at Stanford University and received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; conversations with the author air on The Oprah Podcast and YouTube.
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Oprah Winfrey taps a 'riveting' debut novel for her book clu
NEW YORK (AP) — A debut novel about a 12-year-old girl’s struggles to find herself amid poverty and family strife is Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick. On Tuesday, Winfrey announced that she had chosen Amanda Rizkalla’s
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Oprah Winfrey taps a ‘riveting’ debut novel for her book club – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — A debut novel about a 12-year-old girl’s struggles to find herself amid poverty and family strife is Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick. On Tuesday, Winfrey announced that she had chosen Amanda Rizkalla’s “Hungered,” which came out in May. Winfrey said in a statement that the 28-year-old Rizkalla had written a “riveting novel” about “families who live outside the margins, living unhoused” and “their hopes, dreams, and the perseve…
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