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Come read with us, and then join the conversation with Jeanine Cummins on Apple TV+ coming this March.
Hello, fellow book lovers!
My next@oprahsbookclubselection is American Dirt by@jeaninecummins.
From the first sentence, I was IN.pic.twitter.com/uonqIa3QRK
Our next book club selection is American Dirt by@jeaninecummins.
In the lead-up toAmerican Dirts release, Cummins revealed she hasa Puerto Rican grandmother.
Some professional critics also had atAmerican Dirtin the days before its January 21 release.
Apparently this quote was from an early version of her review, to which she had made radical changes.
Jeanine Cummins got a barbwire manicure.
I wanna throw up.https://t.co/AdOlPwz6mw
What is wrong with all of you?
Are you intentionally trolling for bad press or just legit this dumb and or like actually cruel?
Im hoping that that is going to resonate with many of you and your concerns.
We are saddened that a work of fiction that was well-intentioned has led to such vitriolic rancor.
There are no further details yet about this series of meetings.
I will not read the book.
Its just parallel and synonymous with whats happening in entertainment, whats happening in government.
The gatekeepers of the industries do not reflect the people and the consumers that they serve, Longoria said.
Theres a bidding war over this book, which meansall the publisherswanted this book.
And they wanted some sort of way in to a different community.
Were just being outspoken about the inaccuracies of what this book represents.
But, as Longoria pointed out, Oprah didnt pick them.
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