Toni Ann Johnson's "But Where's Home?"

From Black Writers Read by Nicole M. Young-Martin

June 11, 2026 · 1h 25m · Season 5 · Episode 18

About this episode

This episode features a conversation with Toni Ann Johnson about her award-winning works and literary contributions.

Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Toni Ann Johnson, which was live-streamed on February 15, 2026. Toni Ann Johnson won the Flannery O’Connor Award for her linked story collection, Light Skin Gone to Waste. Selected for the prize and edited by Roxane Gay, the collection was also shortlisted for the Saroyan Prize and nominated for a 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Her novella, Homegoing, published in 2021 and linked to Light Skin Gone to Waste, w...

People in this episode

Host: Nicole M. Young-Martin

Guest: Toni Ann Johnson

Topics covered

literature
awards
storytelling
author interview
cultural commentary

Keywords

Toni Ann Johnson
Light Skin Gone to Waste
Homegoing
Flannery O’Connor Award
NAACP Image Award

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roxane Gay, NAACP

Books & works: Light Skin Gone to Waste, Homegoing, Flannery O’Connor Award, Saroyan Prize