#242 Kiley Reid: When Fiction Does What A Thinkpiece Cannot

CORRECTION: In the intro I said Kiley Reid has written 'a number of novels and stories'. Such A Fun Age is actually her DEBUT novel. Apologies for this error. Kiley Reid is a New York Times Bestselling writer, earning her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, where she won a fellowship award and taught undergraduate creative writing workshops with a focus on race and class. Kiley has written a book of short stories but her DEBUT novel Such a Fun Age is a very big book for 2020. The story is about a babysitter called Emira and her white employer Alix. This book is about race and the messy dynamics of privilege. Here's some of the press it's picked up already: Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Pick for January 2020 The Sunday Times One to Watch A Times Best Book of 2020 A Stylist Best Book of 2020 A New York Times Book to Watch A Vogue Best Book of Winter A Marie Claire Best Book of Winter if you liked the episode please don't forget to rate and review :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.