mr. whitehead.oying the program but it has been answered but who was one of your favorite authors? what type of inspiration did you get from that author? when did you know that writing as if it was a nine to five job. >>host: we will get an answer to the first, who is a writer that has inspired you? which of his books have you read? >> toni morrison has been one of my most inspirational riders. and writing one -- i'm reading mr. whitehead's book now the underground railroad. and to enjoy every bit of it. i enjoyed seeing you on tv today. thank you. >> i am a nurse i work at the hospital here. >> i hope the end of the book is not disappointing. there are so many different folks raymond carver and then early influences and with the blackk shining and you put the black in front of it and samuel beckett or a science fiction writer so my early love for genre or storytelling is a fantasy you use here and not there. >>host: what does magical realism mean? >> to me? i feel -- the real and the fake so garcia

mr. whitehead what is the appropriate response when your books are praised by oprah,