Tayari Jones, award-winning writer, essayist and professor joins Mitchell on this new episode of The Literary Life podcast. Her latest best-selling novel, *An American Marriage,* was selected by Oprah’s Book Club and is on President Obama’s top 10 books list, 2018. Tayari shares what inspired her to write this acclaimed book, growing up in Atlanta, her typewriter collection, and that call from Oprah. Please listen, share and comment on our podcast landing page or on our social media: @BooksandBooks (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter)

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