JULY BOOKCLUB:AMERICAN DIRT

There will be many topics to discuss within this book, beginning with the controversy stated below. Read the book, form your own opinions and let’s have an intelligent, loving discussion together.

“American Dirt poses in its presumption to represent the migrant experience. Making matters worse, the novel is a commercial success: It won a seven-figure advance and was optioned for a film adaptation amid broader industry buzz, and it’s an Oprah BookClub selection. In response to criticism, Oprah has promised that her treatment of American Dirt will also involve a conversation about “who gets to publish what stories.” Oprah’s decision to frame the debate on these insular terms is telling. This is fundamentally a fight about an industry; it’s about how book publishers do business, and with whom.”

-Randy Boyagoda