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Meet the Author: An Evening with AMANDA RIZKALLA

Amanda Rizkalla’s bio

Amanda Rizkalla is the author of the debut novel Hungered, an Oprah's Book Club pick.

A recent Steinbeck Fellow and Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellow, she has been a writer-in-residence at Ragdale, Hedgebrook, and Djerassi, among others. After graduating from Stanford University, she received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was a Kemper Knapp Fellow. Her work has received a grant from the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund and an Elizabeth George Foundation Fellowship through Hedgebrook.

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books by Amanda Rizkalla

OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK (October 2026)

“A riveting new novel from first-time author Amanda Rizkalla compassionately tackles the difficult subject of families who live outside the margins, living unhoused, and makes us see not only their struggles, but their hopes, dreams, and the perseverance it takes to face another day.” —Oprah

A Goodreads Editors’ Book Pick
One of Stanford Magazine’s Summer 2026 Reading Recommendations

“This is difficult subject matter, told superbly, and offers much to discuss and ponder.”
—Booklist (starred review)

“With spare, elegant prose, Rizkalla captures the world and its contradictions perfectly through Sofia’s eyes. . . .Thoughtful and wise, Hungered is a powerful and resonant read.”
—Shelf Awareness (starred review)

“Rizkalla offers a well-written and haunting look into a childhood marked by instability. A heart-wrenching and powerful debut encapsulating the heaviness of class, race, and adolescence.”
—Kirkus Reviews