{"product_id":"kin-the-future-of-family","title":"Kin: The Future of Family","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In \n\u003ci\u003eKin\u003c\/i\u003e, Sophie Lucido Johnson weaves a tapestry of storytelling that feels both intimate and expansive, guiding us through the ways we've become isolated and how we can respond to our profound yearning for connection. With vulnerability and warmth, Sophie invites us to imagine a life rooted in kinship, community, and the deep, enduring relationships we crave.\"\n\u003cb\u003e--Laura Danger, author of\u003ci\u003e No More Mediocre: A Call to Reimagine Our Relationships And Demand More \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Sophie Lucido Johnson's \n\u003ci\u003eKin \u003c\/i\u003emodels ways to find, cultivate, and deepen connections with people who aren't romantic partners or family. Along the way, this bighearted book will make you want to reach out to those you already hold dear. \n\u003ci\u003eKin\u003c\/i\u003e is the book I wish I could give to my younger self. Reading it now is the next best thing.\" --\n\u003cb\u003eTove Danovich, writer and author of Under the \u003ci\u003eHenfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A sensible, encouraging, and well-intentioned treatise on the importance of community.\"\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This book not only diagnoses the problem, but it breaks down how to solve isolation and overwhelm with practical, grounded advice on how to build strong connections (and tolerate the ups and downs that come with any relationship) with neighbors, lovers, family, co-workers, and community.\"\n\u003cb\u003e--Dean Spade, author of \u003ci\u003eLove in a F*cked Up World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSophie Lucido Johnson is an award-winning cartoonist and writer in Chicago. She is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eMany Love \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eDear Sophie, Love Sophie\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a cartoonist for \n\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been published in \n\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She has chickens and bees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An intriguing perspective on what makes a family.\"\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Heartwarming, witty, and packed with useful information, Sophie Lucido Johnson's \n\u003ci\u003eKin: The Future of Family \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-read for anyone who feels like conventional familial expectations just don't work for them. Read it cover to cover or jump around reading bits in various chapters, you are sure to be charmed by Johnson's easy writing style and helpful ideas!\" --\n\u003cb\u003eDr. Elisabeth Sheff, Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Polyamorists Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Children in Polyamorous Families\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Johnson reminds us that humans were never meant to raise children or experience life in isolation as she inspires all to take stock and connect.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCourtney Eathorne, Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Invites us to imagine a life rooted in kinship, community, and the deep, enduring relationships we crave.\" --Laura Danger, author of \u003ci\u003eNo More Mediocre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA transformative and warmhearted blend of memoir, psychology, and social science that reframes\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e intimate relationships with practical steps to build community and combat the loneliness epidemic. Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eWhen You Care\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBig Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen we're juggling a mountain of responsibilities on our own, it feels like there simply isn't enough time to take care of ourselves, our families, and our to-do lists. Even when we're partnered and surrounded by friends, we're often too hesitate to ask for help. But to survive today's age of overwork and precarity, we need to turn to our relationships for the support we need to stay afloat, whether it's financial, emotional, or otherwise. So why don't we? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now writer and \n\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e cartoonist Sophie Lucido Johnson explores the importance of our closest relationships--beyond the typical nuclear family or casual friendship--and provides the tools you need to forge kinship: relationships built on emotional support, physical care, and shared resources. From asking for help on a grocery run, to choosing to have roommates later in life to combat loneliness, to living in modern day \"mommunes\" of single mothers sharing bills and responsibilities, \n\u003ci\u003eKin\u003c\/i\u003e shows the vast range of kinship structures she and others are thriving in--and how to build your own community of support and change your life for the better. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing personal stories and insights from psychologists and sociologists, \n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"this bighearted book will make you want to reach out to those you already hold dear\" (Tove Danovich, author of \n\u003ci\u003eUnder the Henfluence\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/15\/2025 (EAN 9781668060650, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/01\/2025 (EAN 9781668060650, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/15\/2025 (EAN 9781668060650, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eJohnson, Sophie Lucido\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSophie Lucido Johnson is an award-winning cartoonist and writer in Chicago. She is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eMany Love \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eDear Sophie, Love Sophie\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a cartoonist for \n\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been published in \n\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. 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