Interview with Yaa Gyasi, author of Transcendent Kingdom

Sep 7, 2020 | E:477

Ep 477 - On today's episode, Jill talks with Yaa Gyasi about her new book Transcendent Kingdom. The pair discuss the opioid crisis, family relationships, and the differences in her research process between this contemporary novel and her historical fiction debut Homegoing (which was Jill's favorite book of the previous decade!)

Interview was recorded in person at PLA 2020

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