About this episode

Georgina Godwin meets Tayari Jones at the 2026 Hay Festival to discuss her upbringing and new novel, 'Kin'.

Georgina Godwin meets Tayari Jones at the 2026 Hay Festival. Jones details her upbringing and her path into writing leading to her new novel, ‘Kin’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Georgina Godwin

Guest: Tayari Jones

Topics covered

• writing
• literature
• author interview
• upbringing
• new novel

Keywords

• Tayari Jones
• Georgina Godwin
• Hay Festival
• Kin
• writing journey

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Kin

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