American author Tayari Jones’ Kin is a much-awaited follow-up of her previous work, An American Marriage. What unfolds in the new work is a tale of sisterhood, feminism, and Black identity in an America struggling through segregation, class divisions, and the civil rights movement.

Tayari Jones’s ‘Kin’—a nuanced portrait of family, friendship, and race—comes in at No. 1 from Amazon’s wide selection of books released so far this year.

American author Tayari Jones’ Kin is a much-awaited follow-up of her previous work, An American Marriage. What unfolds in the new work is a tale of sisterhood, feminism, and Black…