Tayari Jones: Kin + Nadia Davids: Cape Fever + two bloody rom-coms (REVIEWERS: Tony Birch and Beejay Silcox)

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.BOOKSTayari Jones, Kin, PenguinNadia Davids, Cape Fever, ScribnerShailee Thompson, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates, Atria BooksPip Knight, Aubrey Wants to Die, Harper Collins  GUESTSTony Birch, poet and novelist; Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at Melbourne UniversityBeejay Silcox, writer and criticOTHER BOOKS MENTIONEDDavid Peace, The Red Riding Quartet; Twilight seriesAnne Rice, Interview with the VampireDan Jennings, Dancing Through the FireRebecca Perry, May We Feed the KingMaylis de Kerangal, Painting TimeCREDITSPresenter, Kate Evans and Cassie McCullaghProducer, Kate Evans and Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Harvey O'Sullivan and Simon BranthwaiteExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown