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Jan 2019
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How Do We Touch Untouchable Topics? with...

Sony Music Entertainment / Jonathan Van Ness
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Jodi Picoult is an American writer who currently has approximately 14 million copies of her books in print worldwide, translated into 34 languages. She joins Jonathan to talk the process of writing, what goes into being a successful author, tackling tough subjects, and more.

Find Jodi’s work at https://www.jodipicoult.com. She’s on Twitter and Instagram @jodipicoult.

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