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author Sarah Broom joined the pandemic season of Talking Volumes by talking via Zoom with host Kerri Miller

 about her book “The Yellow House.” The memoir, which speaks poignantly of the pull of home and family against the backdrop of a shotgun house in New Orleans East, was hailed as both brilliant and haunting.

Enjoy this interview as you get ready for this coming Friday’s Big Books and Bold Ideas, which will feature novelist Celeste Ng on stage at the Fitzgerald Theater for the latest Talking Volumes conversation. 

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Host Kerri Miller spoke with author Sarah Broom about memoir “The Yellow House” during the 2020 Talking Volumes season. Like the coming Talking Volumes conversation with Celeste Ng, it powerfully depicts the anchoring of family and what happens when that anchor is cut adrift. Let this wet your appetite for this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas conversation. 

Host Kerri Miller spoke with author Sarah Broom about memoir “The Yellow House” during the 2020 Talking Volumes season. Like the coming Talking Volumes conversation with Celeste Ng, it powerfully depicts the anchoring of family and what happens when that anchor is cut adrift. Let this whet your appetite for this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas conversation.

From the archives: Author Sarah Broom at Talking Volumes 2020

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