A Black Utopia Turns Dystopic in Nicola Yoon's 'One Of Our Kind'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jun 17, 2024

In Nicola Yoon's  first novel for adults, a woman named Jasmyn and her family move to a wealthy, utopic, all-Black community in Liberty, California. But very quickly, Jasmyn begins to realize that all in Liberty is not as peaceful as it seems. Yoon joins us to discuss her novel, One of Our Kind.

This episode is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar


 

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