Leave Your Mess at Home: A Conversation with Tolani Akinola

Ahead of the wider buzz, join us for a first look at Leave Your Mess at Home, the debut novel from Tolani Akinola — already drawing comparisons to some of the sharpest, funniest family dramas in recent memory. Told through the eyes of four adult siblings navigating a fraught homecoming, it's a story about the versions of ourselves we leave behind, the ones we return to face, and what it costs to be truly known by the people who raised us. We're sitting down with Tolani for a conversation about the book, her path to writing it, and what it's meant to bring this story into the world. Come with your questions and your own messy family stories. Host by Kim Lineus, founder of Black Girl Book Club.