American Dirt

When Oprah announced she would be hosting a panel to discuss the controversy surrounding the novel, American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, it felt as if the Oprah from my youth was back. I naively believed Oprah would apologize for featuring...

There’s been a lot of controversy around author Jeanine Cummins’ book American Dirt and its inaccurate and stereotypical depiction of Mexican immigrants. It’s also highlighted the unbearable whiteness of the publishing industry, which is why a lot of folks were...