North Carolina Humanities 2023 Great Reads from Great Places "The Kudzu Queen"

As part of the Great Reads from Great Places program, North Carolina Humanities annually selects one book for young readers and one book for adults. The books are either written by a North Carolina author or prominently portray stories of the state to be featured at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
NC Humanities featured "The Kudzu Queen" by Mimi Herman as the 2023 Great Reads book for adults.
This event featured author Mimi Herman and professor Marc Cohen in a moderated conversation about the themes in "The Kudzu Queen." This conversation was recorded on August 30, 2023.