Yaa Gyasi

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Yaa Gyasi is the author of the acclaimed novels "Homegoing" and "Transcendent Kingdom."

This year's Go Big Read community book selection by UW-Madison is Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. The novel tells the story of a Ghanian family living in Alabama and their search for a way to overcome tragedy, white America's hostility to “others,” and depression, as narrated by Gifty, a doctoral candidate researching the brain's pathways to addiction. Gyasi will participate in a discussion of the novel with Brittle Paper editor and founder Ainehi Edoro-Glines. A livestream will also be available here.