The Book of Kin: On Absence, Love, and Being There

Finalist for the Minnesota Book Award

"The Book of Kin is an expansive experience . . . beautiful, brave, and inventive."—Hanif Abdurraquib

A remarkable debut that explores the imperfect ways we care for one another, and how we seek repair when care fails.

“What’s our obligation to each other?” asks Jennifer Eli Bowen in this propulsive exploration of community, solitude, and love. Drawing on her experiences as a mother, daughter, and founder of the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, the count...