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

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…