Adult Book Discussion: Kin by Tayari Jones

We're hosting a book discussion in person at the library. If you love to talk about the books you've read, join us for a lively discussion of Kin by Tayari Jones, which may be available as an e-book and audiobook in Libby as well as physical library copies which can be checked out. The first 10 people to register for this program can be given copies of the book provided generously by Friends of Sherwood Public Library.

Vernice and Annie grow up as motherless neighbors and close friends in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, but their lives diverge as they reach adulthood. Vernice, raised by a protective aunt, leaves for Spelman College, where she becomes part of an influential community of Black women and confronts new experiences shaped by privilege, ambition, and social inequality. Annie, driven by the desire to find the mother who abandoned her, embarks on a journey marked by instability, risk, and emotional discovery, ultimately facing life-threatening circumstances. The novel explores themes of motherhood, friendship, identity, and the social complexities of womanhood in the American South.