# 2022 National Book Festival: Families Are the Best, Families Are the Worst with Eleanor Brown and Jennifer Close

Eleanor Brown and Jennifer Close capture the nuances of family emotions in their new novels. Brown's "Any Other Family" tells the story of three sets of parents who are bound together after adopting four biological siblings. Close's "Marrying the Ketchups" follows three generations of one family as they navigate their ever-changing lives. Moderated by Shari Werb.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2022
- By: National Book Festival (u.s.)
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024698226/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2024698226?play=1)