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Sunny Hostin selects An American Marriage as The View’s Get Lit Pick

Tayari Jones Posted on July 22, 2018 by Olivia WeinshankFebruary 5, 2019

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Tayari Jones Joins the Faculty of Emory University

Tayari Jones Posted on June 17, 2018 by NewsJune 17, 2018

Tayari Jones will join Emory University’s renowned Creative Writing Program this fall as a member of the English faculty in Emory College of Arts and Sciences.  She will be on sabbatical for the fall semester, but will begin teaching in … Continue reading →

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Tayari Jones Appears on Late Night With Seth Meyers

Tayari Jones Posted on March 20, 2018 by NewsApril 11, 2018

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Tayari Jones on NPR’s Code Switch with Karen Grigsby Bates

Tayari Jones Posted on February 15, 2018 by Olivia WeinshankAugust 22, 2018

“An American Marriage Came Together After A Trip To The Mall” Find the full transcript here. … Continue reading →

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An American Marriage Chosen For Oprah’s Book Club

Tayari Jones Posted on February 6, 2018 by NewsMarch 1, 2018

Oprah Winfrey chooses An American Marriage for 2018 Oprah’s Book Club.   … Continue reading →

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Jones Elected to Georgia Authors Hall of Fame

Tayari Jones Posted on December 29, 2017 by NewsDecember 29, 2017

Five authors comprise the 2018 class of Georgia Writers Hall of Fame inductees:  Michael Bishop, Tayari Jones and Cynthia Shearer will be admitted at the November ceremony; Furman Bisher and Frances Newman will be honored posthumously. The Georgia Writers Hall … Continue reading →

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Tayari Jones Elected To The Boards of Directors of Two Arts Organizations

Tayari Jones Posted on November 25, 2017 by NewsNovember 25, 2017

Tayari Jones has assumed exciting new roles in two arts organizations. Teachers & Writers Collaborative (T&W) seeks to educate the imagination by offering innovative creative writing programs for students and teachers, and by providing a variety of publications and resources to … Continue reading →

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Tayari Jones Named Black Mountain Institute Shearing Fellow

Tayari Jones Posted on May 20, 2017 by NewsNovember 25, 2017

The Diana L. Bennett Fellows Program at UNLV’s Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute (BMI) awards Tayari Jones a fellowship for the academic year 2017-18.  She will be in residence in Las Vegas to accept this opportunity and begin … Continue reading →

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AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE: EW Cover Reveal

Tayari Jones Posted on April 6, 2017 by NewsApril 6, 2017

The cover of Tayari Jones’s new novel, An American Marriage, is revealed today on Entertainment Weekly.  Read an excerpt. … Continue reading →

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ATLANTA NOIR is Available for Pre-Order

Tayari Jones Posted on March 21, 2017 by NewsFebruary 5, 2019

Order from: B & N, Amazon.com A Capella Books (Atlanta) “People who don’t know Atlanta don’t understand the codes and contradictions of the New South. Yes, Margaret Mitchell imagined the plantation Tara within the city limits, but it’s also the … Continue reading →

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NEA Big Read Grants Announced

Tayari Jones Posted on May 15, 2016 by NewsFebruary 5, 2019

The following organizations received grants from the NEA Big Read  to plan programming around Silver Sparrow.  Dates and times will be posted on this “Appearances” page. Black Storytellers of San Diego, Chula Vista, California Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, New York … Continue reading →

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Jones Reviews Irving in NYT

Tayari Jones Posted on November 29, 2015 by NewsFebruary 5, 2019

“A writer of great imagination, Irving can sell the reader on nearly any plot twist no matter how incredible — from a murderous statue of the Virgin Mary to a pride of anthropomorphized lionesses to a pair of (possibly) paranormal, … Continue reading →

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Silver Sparrow Added to the NEA Big Read Library

Tayari Jones Posted on November 5, 2015 by NewsApril 6, 2017

The National Endowment for the Arts announced that two contemporary novels written by female writers will join the Big Read library—Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones and In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner. These novels will be available for organizations … Continue reading →

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Fellowship of Southern Writers Selects Tayari Jones for Membership

Tayari Jones Posted on October 22, 2014 by NewsOctober 22, 2014

Tayari Jones has been selected for membership into the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Founded in 1987 by a group of writers who met in Chattanooga, the Fellowship of Southern Writers is a nonprofit organization which has for its objective the … Continue reading →

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Silver Sparrow Annouced as Featured Title for 2015 “All Henrico Reads”

Tayari Jones Posted on September 27, 2014 by NewsSeptember 27, 2014

Henrico Country Public Library has chosen Silver Sparrow for the 2015 “All Henrico Reads,” a community reading program that aims to encourage a sense of community and promote literacy.  Group discussions of Silver Sparrow will be held at public libraries … Continue reading →

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