![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Winfrey decided instead to “lean in” to the conversation, she said. “ American Dirt” became a best seller, but its publisher, Flatiron, canceled a planned book tour and more than 100 writers signed an open letter asking Winfrey to reconsider her pick. After a scathing review by the writer Myriam Gurba, who said it relied on racist stereotypes, other Latinx writers and community members expressed similar criticism. It follows a mother and son fleeing Mexico for the United States to escape cartel violence and was described by its publisher as a modern-day version of “The Grapes of Wrath.”īut the conversation surrounding the book quickly turned sour. When Oprah Winfrey selected “ American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins as her January book club pick, the novel seemed poised to be one of the year’s major releases. ![]()
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