Book Review: Kin by Tayari Jones | Literary Fiction, Southern Fiction

Welcome back for Season 4, Bookworms! Love books? Looking for honest book reviews and book recs? Whether you're a lifelong reader, crawling out of a reading slump, or just need a trusted voice to help you find a great story — you're in the right place. Today’s book is "Kin" by Tayari Jones. It follows Vernice and Annie, two motherless "cradle friends" growing up as neighbors in 1950s Honeysuckle, Louisiana, whose paths dramatically diverge in adulthood. Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and the Civil Rights era, it is a sweeping, emotionally rich exploration of mothers and daughters, friendship and sisterhood, and being a Black woman in the American South. This episode is a bit over 15 minutes because I had SO MUCH to say about this story! Here are two excerpts from the book: Oprah Daily. Read This Sneak Peek from Oprah’s 121st Book Club Pick, Kin The Bitter Southerner. An Excerpt from "Kin" by Tayari Jones - Chapter 41 'Vernice' If you’d like to read "Kin", you can purchase a copy for your TBR pile: Bookshop.org | Amazon  (Using Apple Podcasts on desktop and can’t click? Copy/paste this link into your browser: https://bookshop.org/lists/season-four-featured-books) Other Books Mentioned in this Episode: American Marriage: Bookshop.org | Amazon  FREEBIE: Looking for a playful way to tend to your reading life?​ Join​ the community newsletter and receive a free The Book Up Bingo Card to add a little ​m​ore cozy to your ​bookish goals and TBR pile! ​Sign up here: https://thebookuppodcast.mystrikingly.com/#bingo CONNECT WITH THE BOOK UP: Stories bring us all together, and there’s always room in my reading nook for everybody. Website: https://thebookuppodcast.mystrikingly.com/ Instagram: @thebookuppod YouTube: @TheBookUpPodcast Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thebookuppodcast/ Shop: The Book Up Bookshop and Amazon Storefront If you'd like to support the show, please visit The Book Up on Ko-fi to give a one-time or monthly gift. And if you can’t give financially right now? Help me reach more book lovers like you by following the podcast & leaving a rating or review on Apple & Spotify! This episode is hosted, produced, and edited by Verdell Walker. Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more details and the full license information at Audionautix Creative Commons Music. Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and Amazon. I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase of any of my fiction and nonfiction book recs, at no extra cost to you!