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Tayari Jones
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[image error]An American Marriage has been selected as the 2018 Book of the Year by Apple Books. In their review, Apple Books writes, “This may be the most moving love-triangle story we’ve ever read… Tayari Jones has written an unshakable novel that brilliantly combines the personal and the political. Her three main characters– and their respective families– will stay in our hearts for a long,...
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An American Marriage
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2018
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Silver Sparrow
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2011
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15 editions
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Leaving Atlanta
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2002
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11 editions
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The Untelling
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2005
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13 editions
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Atlanta Noir
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2017
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3 editions
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There’s Nothing Virtuous About Finding Common Ground
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Un matrimonio americano (AdN) (Adn Alianza De Novelas)
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Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
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2018
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Pearl Cleage and Free Womanhood: Essays on Her Prose Works
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2012
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4 editions
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January 2018,
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"Atlanta native Tayari Jones, the author of this month's An American Marriage , is on a mission to celebrate literature of the new South. "When people hear the term 'Southern literature,' they think about the Civil War, grandmothers, and mules," she says. "But the South is more than our past."" ...More
"Atlanta native Tayari Jones, the author of this month's An American Marriage , is on a mission to celebrate literature of the new South. "When people hear the term 'Southern literature,' they think about the Civil War, grandmothers, and mules," she says. "But the South is more than our past."" ...More
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I read the whole thing on an international flight. I liked,it. It must be hard to keep a series going so long and I give her a lot of,respect for figuring out the new things to do,with the characters. It’s funny. The whole,story kicks off because of ...more |
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“But home isn't where you land; home is where you launch. You can't pick your home any more than you can choose your family. In poker, you get five cards. Three of them you can swap out, but two are yours to keep: family and native land.”
― An American Marriage
― An American Marriage
“People say, That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But they are wrong. What doesn't kill you doesn't kill you. That's all you get. Sometimes, you just have to hope that's enough.”
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| Literary Fiction ...: Listening to Toni Morrison | 3 | 22 | Oct 29, 2008 08:37PM | |
| Literary Fiction ...: recent, delightful books by african american authors | 16 | 84 | Jan 28, 2009 04:58PM | |
| Literary Fiction ...: Voices from the Gaps | 2 | 20 | Feb 18, 2009 06:38AM | |
| Literary Fiction ...: eJournal - Multicultural Literature | 2 | 27 | Feb 24, 2009 01:43PM | |
| Literary Fiction ...: Discussion: The Gangster We Are All Looking For | 37 | 97 | Mar 23, 2009 07:23PM | |
| Literary Fiction ...: White Authors/Protagonists of Color | 48 | 363 | Jun 18, 2009 03:35PM | |
| Literary Fiction ...: What blogs are you reading? | 7 | 32 | Sep 08, 2009 11:49AM | |
| Literary Fiction ...: NAACP Image Award Nominees in Literature | 2 | 34 | Jan 07, 2010 03:57AM |
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