![]() ![]() ![]() Michelle Obama began her 12-stop book tour Tuesday by sitting with Oprah Winfrey before an audience at the home arena of the Chicago Bulls, speaking. Michelle Obama begins arena tour for new book in talk with Oprah ![]() ![]() Read more: Oprah-produced documentary ‘Sidney’ shows how Poitier ‘redefined’ Hollywood He received a National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama in 2015, and was praised during the White House ceremony for a “range of proficiency” that extends from “his efforts to emphasize empathy in medicine, to his imaginative renderings of the human drama.” Verghese, 67, is an Ethiopian-born physician who has also written two memoirs. “After we hung up, I realized that I’d reflexively risen to my feet and stayed that way throughout our long chat.” “My thoughts were racing back through the decade-plus of writing ‘The Covenant of Water,’ during which time my mother died, and COVID-19 had descended on us,” he said. Verghese said in a statement that receiving the call from Winfrey, the dream of countless authors, felt like a “miracle.” I couldn’t put the book down until the very last page - it was unputdownable!” Many moments during the read I had to stop and remember to breathe. And I’ve been reading since I was 3,” Winfrey said in a statement. “This is one of the top five books I’ve read in my lifetime. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. ![]()
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