Tayari Jones’ Kidnapper Force Fed Her Lobster and Champagne

/ 3 hours ago March 4, 2026

From Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Author Tayari Jones ​talks about how her new book Kin was not the one she set out to write before discussing the feedback she gets from her students and the time she was forced to eat lobster and champagne against her will.

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