BONUS: Surrendering to the Story with Tayari Jones

About this episode

Nikesha Elise Williams interviews Tayari Jones about her writing journey and the evolution of her latest novel.

Order Your Copy of The Seven Daughters of Dupree ! This week on Black & Published , Nikesha speaks with Tayari Jones , author of the novel Kin . Kin, is Tayari’s fifth novel and her second Oprah’s book club pick after 2018’s An American marriage. In our conversation, she explains why she’s grateful for her “slow burn career" and how she surrendered to the story that wanted to be written … even though it was not the novel she planned. Mahogany Books Mentioned in this episode: Rate & Review Thanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform

People in this episode

Host: Nikesha Elise Williams

Guest: Tayari Jones

Topics covered

• storytelling
• writing process
• career development
• literature
• book club

Keywords

• Tayari Jones
• Kin
• writing
• book club
• storytelling
• career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mahogany Books

Books & works: Kin, The Seven Daughters of Dupree, An American marriage

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