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Published in February 2026, ‘Kin’ follows Vernice and Annie, two best friends from Honeysuckle, Louisiana, whose shared childhood gives way to very different futures. Vernice seeks education, independence and self-determination at Spelman College, while Annie sets out in search of the mother she never knew, encountering danger, hardship and unexpected love along the way. As their lives move in separate directions, the novel traces how friendship, ambition, loss and survival shape the women they become.