Kin with Tayari Jones

Tayari Jones, the bestselling, award-winning author of An American Marriage, has written Kin, an unforgettable novel that sparkles with wit and intelligence and deep feeling about two lifelong friends whose worlds converge after many years apart in the face of a devastating tragedy. Decatur Book Festival is proud to welcome Jones, an Emory University professor and Spelman College graduate, to the stage to cap off the day.

Purchase your book from Eagle Eye, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Decatur Book Festival.

Signing information: Signing time: 5:15 PM

Signing location: First Baptist Church - Front Lawn

About the Author

Tayari Jones is the author of five novels, including An American Marriage, which was an Oprah’s Book Club selection and also appeared on Barack Obama’s summer reading list and his year-end roundup. It won the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, and an NAACP Image Award and has been published in two dozen countries. Jones is the C.H. Candler Professor of English and Creative Writing at Emory University and lives in Atlanta. Her latest novel is Kin, which was also an Oprah’s Book Club selection and New York Times bestseller. She was recently named to TIME’s annual TIME100 list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.

About the Moderator

A career bookseller, Miwa Messer is the Executive Producer of Author Events and Content at Barnes & Noble, and the creator/co-host of the company’s Poured Over podcast. Her previous roles include director of the Discover Great New Writers program at Barnes & Noble and senior publicist at Grove Atlantic. She began her career as a member of the opening staff at Waterstones on Exeter Street in Boston before moving to Chicago as promotions manager for the N. Michigan Avenue shop. She holds a BA in Asian Studies from Bowdoin College.