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The famous Oprah Winfrey took the very step of calling and notifying the writer Megha Maj that the latter’s book ‘A Guardian and a Thief’ was the newest Oprah’s Book Club choice. This unusual ring was one of the club’s on-phone traditions that were captured in a video and disclosed to the public, revealing the author’s stunned and overwhelmed with words reaction to the life-changing information. This decision brings Maj’s contemporary literature work to the forefront of the literary scene, placing it along with the titles that had previously been given support by Winfrey.
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The clip starts with a very simple, “Hi, is this Megha?” voiced by Oprah Winfrey. After a moment of confusion during which Maj thinks if it is a prank, Winfrey then confirms her identity. “This is the call from Oprah Winfrey who is talking to you,” she exclaims that causes a shock from the author. Then, Winfrey continues to tell the fantastic news, saying that she has just wrapped up reading Maj’s work and is so thrilled to take it for her famous book club.
Even to the author’s surprise, her tears and voice-in-shock reaction instantly got a praise as being incredibly articulate. “My heart is beating so fast,” she begins with. Subsequently, she expresses the feeling of having just listened to Wrah reading a passage from her own book. “I feel I know I wrote those words that you just read. But now every word seems too humble, too rigid and too inflexible to encapsulate the wide space that you just brought into my day and my life.” Her extremely deep, almost artistic reply had a strong impact on the audience and became the leading topic of the conversation.
Oprah Daily’s official account wrote in response to the video, “One of our favorite responses of the year!” This emotional reaction was shared by a broad audience. One viewer wrote, “Her response omg so poetic! I mean OPRAH, calling?! Yessss please!” It was indeed a situation when the author’s gift of expressing her intense feeling in such a graceful way did not escape the notice of the audience. Another person noted, “What a beautifully eloquent woman whose heart beats even if fast, with poetry.”
In the same manner, many pointed out that Maj’s oral response surpassed even her written words in the scale of impressiveness. A different commenter opined, “Her reply was just as gorgeous as her writing.” That connection between the novelist’s spontaneous utterance and her refined written word was a commonly acknowledged topic, thus consolidating the authenticity of the moment. Moreover, the audience was spellbound by the shared experience of the call. One person said, “I love these BTS calls when we picture ourselves in these authors shoes.” Another one commented, “I felt like I was on 3-way lol …and I’m so happy for this author.”
In addition to the chief emotional part of the announcement, some funny things were also mentioned. The image of Oprah Winfrey talking on a landline phone sparked a minor debate. One person said, “Oprah and Gayle know everybody’s address and phone number, even the landline ones apparently. Let me check if they still get Yellow Pages delivered!” Another one remarked, “I find it so cool that Oprah still has a landline.” A third user added to the conversation admitting, “This was also Memorial Day weekend so she was completely unguarded,” thus indicating the very real and accidental nature of the dialogue.
The tape further ignited the aspiration of other authors. “My book will be this list one day!” and “I hope that when I publish my book a year from now, this is the phone call I get,” were the writers’ very optimistic comments. This indicates the tremendous cultural influence of Oprah’s Book Club which is regularly a turning point in the author’s career. The decision taken is no longer just about the recommendation; it becomes a momentous event that puts the author in front of a usually very large crowd of active readers.
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For Megha Maj, this call is a pivotal moment and a substantial feat as it in effect, the book ‘A Guardian and a Thief’ gets unveiled to the worldwide readers. There is an entire conversation between Winfrey and Maj that you can watch on Oprah’s channel or listen to as a podcast. The complete episode is a stunning reminder of the charm that is inherent in the process when a master reader connects with a worthy author and the result is nothing short of pure, unadulterated literary joy. Oprah recently announced tour dates for Australia and New Zealand, showing her continued global influence. Oprah and Gayle King recently reacted to Adam selling decorative rocks on television, demonstrating their ongoing media presence. Oprah has also shared her husband’s “Johnny Appleseed” rule for handling career setbacks, offering valuable life advice.
