Oprah Winfrey has chosen Culpability by Bruce Holsinger (Spiegel & Grau) as the July Oprah's Book Club Pick, Oprah Daily reported, noting that Winfrey described it as "the 'tale of our times'--a gripping, emotionally charged story that explores the explosive rise of AI, self-driving cars, and drones, all seen through the intimate lens of one family's summer retreat following a devastating tragedy."
"I appreciated the prescience of this story," Winfrey said. "It's where we are right now in our appreciation and dilemmas surrounding artificial intelligence, centered on an American family we can relate to. I was riveted until the very last shocking sentence!"
Holsinger, who finished graduate school the same year Oprah launched her book club, said that it was "like a thunderbolt" to receive her call. "For nearly 30 years, as I've taught great books to college students in the classroom and the lecture hall, she has shared great books with the world. I am deeply honored and profoundly grateful that she found Culpability worthy of her time, praise, and recognition."
Winfrey interviewed Holsinger for the most recent Oprah's Book Club podcast, available here.