10/20/2026
On this latest episode of Books & the World, Roger Smith talks to author Kai Maristed about her award-winning book. The Age of Migration is a novella and collection of short stories, and was the winner of the 2024 Kevin McIlvoy Book Prize. The stories follow people on the move— across borders, families, and inner lives— confronting what motion promises and what it costs. Set in intimate, unsettled places around the globe, these stories trace journeys shaped by choice, necessity, and circumstance.
Winner of the 2024 Kevin McIlvoy Book Prize, The Age of Migration f...