American Dirt
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Oprah defends keeping American Dirt in book club after controversy: 'I really loved the book'
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Latinx authors speak out on American Dirt conversation with Oprah Winfrey
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Oprah's Book Club to air two-part interview with American Dirt author Jeanine Cummins
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Apeirogon author Colum McCann on cultural appropriation versus celebration
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Dear Oprah Winfrey: 82 authors ask Oprah to reconsider book club pick American Dirt
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Two new books tackle the border crisis with urgency (and not without controversy): Review
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What you need to know about Oprah Winfrey's controversial new book club pick American Dirt
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Preview American Dirt, the hyped immigrant novel that Stephen King calls 'extraordinary'