Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Blood and Bone Is an Epic Allegory About the Black Experience

CLIP07/24/18

Tonight Show Summer Reads winner, 24-year-old author Tomi Adeyemi, tells Jimmy about the inspiration behind her New York Times best-seller, Children of Blood and Bone.

S5 E159 5 minTalk and Interview Late Night Interview

Appearing:Jimmy Fallon

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Tags: The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone, Epic, Allegory, Black Experience

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