Tayari Jones
@tayari.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling author of AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE. Atlanta born, Atlanta bred, when I die, I’ll be Atlanta dead.
due to a chronic inability to deal, i’m just going to bed.
June 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
due to a chronic inability to deal, i’m just going to bed.
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If you're arrested in Illinois protesting against Trump's war on Iran for Israel, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.
June 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
If you're arrested in Illinois protesting against Trump's war on Iran for Israel, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.
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My latest for @theappeal.org:
James Carver spent 36 years in prison after he was convicted of setting one of the deadliest fires in #Massachusetts history. But after reviewing new scientific evidence, a judge set him free.
“They took my life away for nothing,” Carver said.
James Carver spent 36 years in prison after he was convicted of setting one of the deadliest fires in #Massachusetts history. But after reviewing new scientific evidence, a judge set him free.
“They took my life away for nothing,” Carver said.
“They took my life away for nothing.”
James Carver spent 36 years in prison for allegedly setting one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts history.
theappeal.org
May 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My latest for @theappeal.org:
James Carver spent 36 years in prison after he was convicted of setting one of the deadliest fires in #Massachusetts history. But after reviewing new scientific evidence, a judge set him free.
“They took my life away for nothing,” Carver said.
James Carver spent 36 years in prison after he was convicted of setting one of the deadliest fires in #Massachusetts history. But after reviewing new scientific evidence, a judge set him free.
“They took my life away for nothing,” Carver said.
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52 years.
Horace Peterson has been freed after 52 years of maintaining his innocence
‘We did it’: Michigan man freed after 52 years of maintaining innocence
Moments after Horace Peterson learned his 52 years of incarceration were coming to an end, he looked into the courtroom’s gallery, cracked a smile and waved to his 11-year-old great grandson.
www.mlive.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
52 years.
In November, I visited the South Carolina low
country— the epicenter of Black American history. www.travelandleisure.com/south-caroli...
country— the epicenter of Black American history. www.travelandleisure.com/south-caroli...
South Carolina's Lowcountry Has Quiet Towns, Beautiful Coastal Waterways, and a Fascinatingly Complex History—Here's What It Was Like to Visit
On a road trip through the sleepy towns and coastal waterways of the region, Tayari Jones uncovers a history more relevant than ever.
www.travelandleisure.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In November, I visited the South Carolina low
country— the epicenter of Black American history. www.travelandleisure.com/south-caroli...
country— the epicenter of Black American history. www.travelandleisure.com/south-caroli...
tuesday, I was at a scholarship celebration for Spelman students. So many have had their summer internships revoke because they were linked to DEI initiatives.
April 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
tuesday, I was at a scholarship celebration for Spelman students. So many have had their summer internships revoke because they were linked to DEI initiatives.
tuesday, I was at a scholarship celebration for Spelman students. So many have had their summer internships revoke because they were linked to DEI initiatives.
April 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
tuesday, I was at a scholarship celebration for Spelman students. So many have had their summer internships revoke because they were linked to DEI initiatives.
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“I hope this apocalypse finds you well. Anyway, if you’re in the Boston-area and perhaps in need of good company, conversation and a dash of encouragement, you’re in luck.”
I'm doing two events this week in Boston.
Maggie Smith! Isaac Fitzgerald!
open.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
“I hope this apocalypse finds you well. Anyway, if you’re in the Boston-area and perhaps in need of good company, conversation and a dash of encouragement, you’re in luck.”
In LAX this morning, I have seen so many kids being so affectionate with their stuffed animals. it’s very cute.
March 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In LAX this morning, I have seen so many kids being so affectionate with their stuffed animals. it’s very cute.
flying out of atl in anything that’s not Delta is rough.
March 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
flying out of atl in anything that’s not Delta is rough.
also, I love mail. this makes my stomach hurt. i’m not shocked, but I feel it still.
March 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
also, I love mail. this makes my stomach hurt. i’m not shocked, but I feel it still.
post office jobs have been a route to the middle class for so many black communities. unionrayo.com/en/usps-job-...
Farewell to the US Postal Service - more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE
A season full of twists is coming to the United States, as the United States Postal Service (USPS) has confirmed that more than 10,000 employees will be laid
unionrayo.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
post office jobs have been a route to the middle class for so many black communities. unionrayo.com/en/usps-job-...
now, let me tip into the gym while i’m in get-my-act-together mode!
March 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
now, let me tip into the gym while i’m in get-my-act-together mode!
I got caught up in the rapture and put in an extra 30 mins.
March 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I got caught up in the rapture and put in an extra 30 mins.
butt is in chair. timer is set.
March 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
butt is in chair. timer is set.
anybody want to do a our hour writing sprint? starting at 10:45. I just need to get my coffee situation together.
March 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
anybody want to do a our hour writing sprint? starting at 10:45. I just need to get my coffee situation together.
I haven’t had a good sleep all year.
March 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I haven’t had a good sleep all year.
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Began Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones. I’m enjoying it. I’m enjoying the wine, too.
@tayari.bsky.social @oneworldbooks.bsky.social
#silversparrow #tayarijones
#booksky
@tayari.bsky.social @oneworldbooks.bsky.social
#silversparrow #tayarijones
#booksky
March 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Began Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones. I’m enjoying it. I’m enjoying the wine, too.
@tayari.bsky.social @oneworldbooks.bsky.social
#silversparrow #tayarijones
#booksky
@tayari.bsky.social @oneworldbooks.bsky.social
#silversparrow #tayarijones
#booksky
This weekend The Savannah Chapter of The Links, Inc invited me to participate in their Spring book fair. I just loooooved seeing the mothers & daughters! Have you ever seen anything sweeter?
March 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This weekend The Savannah Chapter of The Links, Inc invited me to participate in their Spring book fair. I just loooooved seeing the mothers & daughters! Have you ever seen anything sweeter?
This very cozy, very bookish, very Valentiney subscription box from BOOKS & BROWN SUGAR is just so delightful. Makes we want to just snuggle up and read booksandbrownsugarco.com/products/qua...
February 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This very cozy, very bookish, very Valentiney subscription box from BOOKS & BROWN SUGAR is just so delightful. Makes we want to just snuggle up and read booksandbrownsugarco.com/products/qua...
I had a cup of coffee at 3pm. i’m going to be awake for the rest of my life.
February 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I had a cup of coffee at 3pm. i’m going to be awake for the rest of my life.
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Rescue teams in Alaska are searching for an aircraft with 10 people on board after it was reported missing on Thursday, according to authorities, in the latest major air incident to hit the United States in recent days.
Plane with 10 people on board missing in Alaska, state troopers say
The Bering Air plane was reported missing on its way from Unalakleet to Nome, remote communities south of the Arctic Circle.
wapo.st
February 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Rescue teams in Alaska are searching for an aircraft with 10 people on board after it was reported missing on Thursday, according to authorities, in the latest major air incident to hit the United States in recent days.
I had the absolute PLEASURE to serve as the Zale-Kimmerling Writer in Residence at Tulane. Dana Zale Gerard & Martha Kimmerling Wells, alumnae of Newcomb, endowed a program to bring women writers to campus. What a meaningful contribution! I got so caught up that I read from my new book!
February 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I had the absolute PLEASURE to serve as the Zale-Kimmerling Writer in Residence at Tulane. Dana Zale Gerard & Martha Kimmerling Wells, alumnae of Newcomb, endowed a program to bring women writers to campus. What a meaningful contribution! I got so caught up that I read from my new book!
what did I do wrong?? the algorithm keeps showing me really buff animals representing different countries?
February 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
what did I do wrong?? the algorithm keeps showing me really buff animals representing different countries?