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How NOT to Interview Abraham Verghese on the Day After Publication of His Oprah’s Book Club Pick

A book promotion 101 lesson from Oprah herself

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Aimee Liu
Sep 07, 2023
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Abraham Verghese

You know what they say about best laid plans? Well, that goes double when Oprah calls. Even when she doesn’t call you.

Last spring I was thrilled to be asked to chat onstage with novelist and physician extraordinaire Abraham Verghese for the series Live Talks Los Angeles. Though I’d never met him, I loved Verghese’s first novel, Cutting F…

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