Episode 22: Tayari Jones

By: Michele Norris

Narrated by: Michele Norris

Award-winning novelist Tayari Jones speaks on her childhood in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was raised in the midst of the historic civil rights movement, women’s liberation, and the tragic Atlanta child murders. She reflects on the role feminism played in her home life and how she learned to love cooking by cooking things she liked. Plus, she tells us about her delectable red velvet cake.

Tayari Jones is a writer and novelist. Her 2018 novel An American Marriage won the Women’s Prize for Fiction, an NAACP Image Award, and was an Oprah’s Book Club selection. She was also a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow for Creative Arts.

Find the episode transcript here: https://www.audible.com/ymk/episode22

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On Her Own Terms!

Another great episode! If you were born in the 70’s and living on the East Coast there is so much to relate to in this episode.