Overview

• Winfrey announced the selection on CBS Mornings, calling Majumdar one of her favorite authors and praising the novel’s surprising mid‑story shift.
• Majumdar told Gayle King she was shocked by the news and described the call from Winfrey as a pinch‑yourself moment.
• Set in Kolkata, the story follows two families protecting their children during food shortages and extreme climate conditions, with one character seeking a path to the United States.
• CBS News published free web excerpts with Majumdar reading passages that frame hope as fierce and adaptive under scarcity.
• CBS also released a reader’s guide with discussion questions to support book club conversations.