The drama surrounding American Dirt scared Oprah Winfrey off—just not off American Dirt.
ExcavationOrtiz’s memoir, which came out in 2014, also revolves around a teenage girl’s relationship with her teacher, and the Twitterverse was quick to suggest that Russell may have co-opted parts of her story. Russell denied the allegations, responding that the story in the novel was based largely on events from her own life.criticism that aired on Apple TV+ on Friday, but Winfrey said she did not want to “wade” again into literary controversies that distracted from the books themselves.
that it was “disappointed by their decision but thrilled to see the incredible response from early readers.”, was one of the most anticipated books of 2020 and involved a seven-figure book deal. Early reviews for the novel, which comes out March 10, have been largely positive.
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