Tayari Jones

Thresholds by Jordan Kisner

Feb 25, 202649:52Arts

Jordan sits down to talk with bestselling novelist Tayari Jones about the power and satisfaction of moving back home after decades away, and how her new novel, KIN, changed the scope of her work. Mentioned in the episode...

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