Tayari's Blog: Report From The Road: Raleigh, NC
Posted by TayariJones on March 1, 2005 01:47 PM
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I think my recent reading at Peace College marks the official kick-off of the Book Tour for The Untelling. Things are off to a good start.
I'd accepted the invitation to speak at Peace College because their first year students all read my first novel, Leaving Atlanta. Also, Peace is a small women's college in the south, not unlike my alma mater, Spelman College. The weather in Raleigh was pretty awful, cold and wet, but the women of Peace certainly made the journey wothwile. My host, Bes Spangler, and the dynamic women of the English Department almost insprired me pack up and move south. The students asked me the hard questions and let me know that intellectual curiosity is alive and well in North Carolina.
I also got a chance to hang out with my good friend, Quinn Dalton. Her new book, Bulletproof Girl, will be out in April. I've read it. It's good. Really good.
I hadn't planned to give a public reading from The Untellilng; after all, conventional wisdom says that you don't read from a book until you have copies to sell. But after spending the day with such cool and smart people, I decided to share my new book anyway.
There's more to life than moving copies.
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Comment #1, by Jessi Thornton
Thank you so much for coming and visiting Peace. Your reading started out as a requirment for my English 102 class, but it took on a whole new meaning when you began to read. I am only half way through the first part of Leaving Atlanta, but I can not seem to put it down. You are an amazing writer and speaker. It was like having story time from kindergarden when you began. I can not wait for your new book to come out. I left Monday night wondering what happen in The Untelling. Thank you again for coming.
March 3, 2005 08:40 AM
Comment #2, by allison Mayo
Your visit to Peace College was wonderful. Thank you. I just got done reading your book a few days before you came. To see you, the author of such an amazing book, face to face made the experience so much more memorable. You did a great job and I look forward to reading your neweset book.
Thank you so much. I hope I get to see you again!
March 3, 2005 10:43 AM
Comment #3, by pearl cleage
tayari jones is one of my favorite authors. "leaving atlanta" was an amazing book about a terrible time and "the untelling" is wonderful. so glad to find this blog so i can keep up with her current tour! you go, spelman sister!
March 3, 2005 11:46 AM
Comment #4, by Clyde McElvene
Congratualtions on your latest creation. I am certain that I speak for all Hurston/Wright alumni when I say we are all
very, very proud of you. Look forward to seeing you when you come to the DC area.
Your adoring fan
Clyde
March 3, 2005 12:48 PM
Comment #5, by Meagan Carpenter
You don't know how much it means to us that you came to read your book. it makes learning fun and exciting! i am glad to hear you enjoyed us to and i can't wait to read your next book.
March 3, 2005 03:11 PM
Comment #6, by Gay
Excellent work, and awesome links! Hope you don’t mind me linking you! :)
October 19, 2005 04:29 PM