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A Midtown Manhattan Pop-in: Oprah Winfrey Delivers Tayari Jones’ ‘Kin’ News Face-To

On Tuesday, Oprah Winfrey surprised Tayari Jones at Penguin Random House offices, Midtown Manhattan, announcing Kin, published that day and Jones's fifth novel, with their interview on the Oprah YouTube channel.
Amid her decades-long practice of elevating writers, Winfrey previously selected Jones's 2018 novel An American Marriage, which she called a stunning gift.
Praised Kin, Winfrey said it is masterful and reminds us of true family bonds, while Tayari Jones traded high-fives, and Knopf released the cover image for Kin.
The announcement omitted any mention of the Starbucks partnership, and spokespeople for Starbucks and Winfrey confirmed it ended late in 2025 but declined comment.
Given Kin's setting in Honeysuckle, Louisiana, the book's cover release by Knopf highlights its 1950s themes, with Winfrey's platform likely to raise its profile.

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