Tawni O'Dell

Tawni O'Dell
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Indiana, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materIndiana High School
Northwestern University
Notable worksBack Roads (2000)
Coal Run (2004)
Sister Mine (2007)

Tawni O'Dell (born 1964) is an American novelist. Her first published novel, Back Roads, was selected by Oprah Winfrey for Oprah's Book Club in March 2000.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Brink, Julie A. "Six unpublished novels later, Tawni O'Dell hits pay dirt with Oprah book club." State College, Pennsylvania: Centre Daily Times, September 17, 2000, p. C3 (subscription required).
  2. ^ Cloonan, Patrick. "Tawni O'Dell: Indiana High School grad strikes publishing gold." Indiana, Pennsylvania: The Indiana Gazette, July 3, 2019.
  3. ^ Hoover, Bob. "Coming home gives Tawni O'Dell a new lease on writing." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 6, 2004, p. E-5 (subscription required).
  4. ^ Weeks, Linton. "High roads and back roads." Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: The Ottawa Citizen, June 24, 2000, p. E10 (subscription required).