Thread book hour: Tayari Jones and Kaethe Schwehn
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What happens to a marriage when two people are forced to live apart?
In Tayari Jones' new novel, "An American Marriage," a relationship is set on edge when one of the characters is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. The novel is filled with conflict around questions of memory, loyalty, race, fatherhood, ambition and justice. Jones spoke with MPR News host Kerri Miller.
And MPR News host Euan Kerr interviewed Northfield, Minn., writer Kaethe Schwehn, whose new book "The Rending and the Nest" is a post-apocalyptic story set in the Twin Cities.
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Use the audio player above to hear their interviews.