Oprah Winfrey has chosen Matriarch by Tina Knowles (One World) as the latest Oprah's Book Club Pick, Oprah Daily reported, noting that the author "writes candidly about her family history, her time on the road with Destiny's Child, watching her iconic children take flight on the global stage, overcoming infidelity, and coming into her own at age 70."
"Some of you might know Tina Knowles as the mother of a superstar--as in Beyoncé--but she is also a highly successful entrepreneur, fashion designer, philanthropist, and now author of this fascinating memoir of her journey to become the global figure she is today," Winfrey said. "You're going to want to clear your schedule as you're going to be totally riveted by the twists and turns of this deeply personal and compelling story."
"Writing a book about your life is a scary thing. It's almost like having a baby," Knowles said, adding: "I had no idea that I would be talking to Oprah when she called. They tricked me and told me that it was the printing company.... I mean, it's Oprah! She is the queen of many things but definitely the quintessential queen of books. Being told that my book would be a pick for her Book Club, I thought I had died and gone to heaven."
Winfrey interviewed Knowles for the most recent Oprah's Book Club: Presented by Starbucks podcast, available here.