Ayana Mathis
Ayana Mathis has captivated the nation. Her powerful debut, THE TWELVE TRIBES OF HATTIE, is the most recent Oprah Book Club pick and New York Times bestseller. Mathis' novel, set against the backdrop of the Great Migration, is an astonishing work about the resilience of the human spirit. Read Full BiographyBooks by Ayana Mathis:
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)
"Cutting, emotional...Pure heartbreak...Though Mathis has inherited some of Tony Morrison's poetic intonation, her own prose is appealingly earthbound and plainspoken, and the book's structure is ingenious...An excellent debut." —Kirkus (starred review)
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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
Media About Ayana Mathis
- Ayana Mathis on MSNBC Up With Chris Hayes
- Ayana Mathis interviewed on Iowa Public Radio
- Ayana Mathis on Super Soul Sunday with Oprah!
- NPR Morning Edition covers Oprah's selection of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie as Book Club 2.0 pick
- Ayana Mathis on WAMU The Kojo Nnamdi Show
