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Oprah Winfrey鈥檚 latest pick for her Book Club 2.0 is the work of debut novelist Ayana Mathis. "The Twelve Tribes of Hattie," fiction set against the historic backdrop of the "Great Migration" of African Americans in the 1900s, was published this month.聽

The novel follows the story of Hattie Shepherd, who moves from Georgia to Philadelphia in the 1920s and raises a family there, experiencing a disappointing marriage and resolving to teach her children of how difficult life will be.

Winfrey discussed her newest pick in a video.

鈥淚t鈥檚 her first time ever writing a book, and I think you are going to be so taken by it,鈥� Winfrey said of Mathis鈥檚 novel, which she called a 鈥渏ewel of a book.鈥�

鈥淭his book touched me so deeply,鈥� the former talk-show host continued. 鈥淪acred truths just leap from the pages.鈥�

Winfrey pointed out that readers can buy the e-book edition specially formatted for the book club, with Winfrey鈥檚 own notes accompanying the text, or a normal paper version.

鈥淪till can get the hardcover, people!鈥� she joked.

Although the 鈥淥prah effect" 鈥� the skyrocketing in sales that a book usually experiences after becoming a Winfrey pick 鈥� is not quite as dramatic as it once was when the talk show queen had a wider television audience, it is still significant. Winfry's last choice, the memoir 鈥淲ild鈥� by Cheryl Strayed, jumped from number 173 to number 12 on Amazon following Winfrey鈥檚 announcement that it was the next club selection. Strayed鈥檚 book is still number 21 on the New York Times combined print and e-book nonfiction list for Dec. 9 and number 18 on the e-book nonfiction for the same date.

Mathis, who is a graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop, was apparently overwhelmed to learn of Winfrey's decision. 聽According to O, the Oprah Magazine, the young author was shocked to receive Winfrey's phone call. 鈥淩eally?鈥� she is reported to have asked.鈥淭his is really Oprah Winfrey?鈥�

Check out the full video of Winfrey discussing "Hattie."