47 - Reading Across Rhode Island with Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Host Emily is joined by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of the 2026 Reading Across Rhode Island selection Happy Land , to discuss the themes of family and community in her book. They also dig into strong sisterhood bonds, Queen Charlotte, and crab cakes. In the Last Chapter, Emily asks: is there a character from a book whose story you'd like to see get a different ending? Overdueing It is a project…