Lauren Christensen
Editor at The New York Times Book Review and panelist on the Book Club episode, offering critical reactions and close readings of the featured novel.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 47min
Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Kin,' by Tayari Jones
Lauren Christensen, New York Times Book Review editor known for close readings, and Elisabeth Egan, writer who profiled Tayari Jones, trade sharp takes on Kin. They discuss the novel’s twin narrators, motherlessness and chosen family, Atlanta as setting, queer desire at Spelman, and the book’s structure and ending. Short, lively conversation about craft and themes.
