People Over Place with Toni Ann Johnson

About this episode

Nikesha Elise Williams interviews Toni Ann Johnson about her short story collection and themes of family and identity.

Order Your Copy of The Seven Daughters of Dupree ! This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Toni Ann Johnson author of the new short story collection, But Where's Home . The collection dives even further into the world she’s built with previous publications of a middle class Black family, in a majority white enclave in upstate New York. In our conversation, Toni Ann explains why she keeps returning to auto fiction as her chosen form instead of memoir or an autobiography. Plus, how she learned to decolonize her own mind and why she says it’s difficult to set a boundary with abusive parents. 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: Toni Ann Johnson

Topics covered

• auto fiction
• family dynamics
• decolonization
• abusive relationships
• short story collection

Keywords

• Toni Ann Johnson
• auto fiction
• But Where's Home
• family
• abuse
• decolonization
• short stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mahogany Books

Books & works: The Seven Daughters of Dupree, But Where's Home

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