Kate and Cassie read Kin, the latest novel from Tayari Jones — the acclaimed American novelist behind An American Marriage, a book that resonated with both critics and readers alike. Her work sits alongside a bold mix of stories in this episode, from a vampiric love story to speed‑dating slasher fiction, and South African writer Nadia Davids adds her own unsettling brilliance, taking us into the life of a furious yet outwardly obedient domestic servant in a mysterious house on a hill in Cape Fever.

BOOKS

• Tayari Jones, Kin, Penguin
• Nadia Davids, Cape Fever, Scribner
• Shailee Thompson, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates, Atria Books
• Pip Knight, Aubrey Wants to Die, Harper Collins  

GUESTS

• Tony Birch, poet and novelist; Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at Melbourne University
• Beejay Silcox, writer and critic

OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED

• David Peace, The Red Riding Quartet; Twilight series
• Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire
• Dan Jennings, Dancing Through the Fire
• Rebecca Perry, May We Feed the King
• Maylis de Kerangal, Painting Time

CREDITS

• Presenter, Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh
• Producer, Kate Evans and Sarah Corbett
• Sound engineer, Harvey O'Sullivan and Simon Branthwaite
• Executive producer, Rhiannon Brown