2025 Oregon Book Award winner “We Were the Universe” explores motherhood, grief and more

Think Out Loud

2025 Oregon Book Award winner “We Were the Universe” explores motherhood, grief and more

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Published on Oct 31, 2025, 12:30:20 PM
Total time: 00:34:01

Episode Description

Kimberly King Parsons debut novel, “We Were the Universe” received the Oregon Book Award’s Ken Kesey Award for Fiction earlier this year. The novel explores grief, trauma and psychedelic experiences as readers follow young mom, Kit, through journeys both physical and emotional. Parsons joins to discuss Texas, motherhood, loss and more.

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