Award-winning author Ann Patchett says one of the best things about book clubs is finding new books to read—which is how she discovered fellow University of Iowa Writers' Workshop alum Ayana Mathis' The Twelve Tribes of Hattie. See what she loves about the novel!

Watch Oprah's interview with Ayana Mathis on "Super Soul Sunday" February 3 at 11 a.m. ET/PT.