GRETAGRAM book club: Tayari Jones on 'Kin'
Happy To Be Here · Greta Johnsen
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Show Notes
Host Greta Johnsen talks to Tayari Jones. Her novel Kin is the GRETAGRAM book club selection for March. It’s about two girls grow up in the 50’s in Alabama. They each lost their mothers in different ways, and those absences shape the trajectories of both of their lives.
Tayari and Greta talk about the power of deep, abiding friendship, the importance of asking for help, and how Tayari stumbled upon writing historical fiction.
UPCOMING BOOK CLUB BOOKS:
April: Vigil, George Saunders
May: Whidbey, T Kira Madden
June: Dear Monica Lewinsky, Julia Langbein
July: Canon, Paige Lewis
SHOW CREDITS
Creator and host: Greta Johnsen
Senior Producer: Ben Goldberg
Composers: Ross Bellenoit and Jeremy Thal
Show art: Mac Maclean
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