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Tayari Jones

Tayari Jones is an American writer, born on 30 November 1970 in Atlanta. Honours include Lillian Smith Book Award, Women's Prize for Fiction and Guggenheim Fellowship.

The Bookish Elf has reviewed 1 book by Tayari Jones, mostly historical fiction and literary fiction, published by Knopf, first published in 2026.

Born 30 November 1970, AtlantaFrom United States

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Books reviewed1

Our average4.0★from 1 rated

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Kin2026 · ★ 4.0

GenresHistorical Fiction 1 Literary Fiction 1PublishersKnopf

Awards & honours

3 recorded

Women's Prize for Fiction2019

Literary prizes

Women's Prize for Fiction 2019Lillian Smith Book Award 2005

Honours & fellowships

Guggenheim Fellowship 2021

Books

1 book

Kin2026 · ★ 4.0

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