i remember coulson whitehead had been on social media talking about the fact that he had a new book coming out, and boom, i ordered out the minute he announced that. again i say all the time and i maintain if you look at your book shelf and you are not reading authors of color, you are not only missing out on some incredible stories, but you are not broadening your mind. >> host: now, i have to do a quick commercial for booktv and, of course, i lost my paper. you've mentioned several people who have appeared on boog tv. >> guest: o, good. -- booktv. oh, good. >> host: jasmine ward. beverly taw tunnel. they've all a appeared on booktv. you can type their name in in the search function at the top of the page, and you'll be able to watch their presentations online. as we continue our conversation with jodi picoult, are we saying your last name correctly? >> guest: you are, yes. >> host: several different pronunciations, and i just wanted to make sure. lafayette, indiana. hi, kathy. >> caller: hi. thanks for taking my call. jodi, i'm a big fan, and i'm also excited to -- are you there? >> host