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BONUS: Surrendering to the Story with Tayari Jones
Bonus Episode26th February 2026 • Black & Published • Nikesha Elise Williams
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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.

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