Tayari Jones’ novel ‘Kin’ wins the Kirkus Prize for fiction, earning a $50,000 award
New York (AP) — Tayari Jones’ novel "Kin" has won the Kirkus Prize for fiction, earning a $50,000 cash prize. "Kin" is a novel that traces the life and times of two Black friends from small-town Louisiana. Paula Colloff’s "Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast" won the Kirkus Prize for nonfiction, while Elizabeth Acevedo’s "Anger Is Only a Shadow" was awarded for young readers' literature.
The Kirkus awards, presented by Kirkus Reviews, were established in 2014 and have previously honored authors such as Colson Whitehead, Joy Williams, and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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