Reimagining Family: Mothers, Daughters, and Community

Join authors Domenica Ruta and Jaquira Díaz in discussion about mother-daughter relationships, community ties, and the meaning of family. In All the Mothers, Ruta weaves a tapestry of female friendship and found family through a struggling single mother, her connection with the mother of her daughter’s surprise half-sibling, and the “mommune” they build together. In This Is the Only Kingdom, Díaz explores generational grief, insecurity, and redemption, centering a mother and daughter reeling from a murder investigation and the betrayal of their community.