An American Marriage (Jones) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth— November 30, 1970
• Where—Atlanta, Georgia, USA
• Education—Spelman College; Arizona State University; University of Iowa
• Awards—Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (twice); Lillian C. Smith Award
• Currently—lives in Booklyn, New York City


Tayari Jones is the author of four novels, including An American Marriage (2018, an Oprah Book Club pick), Silver Sparrow (2011), The Untelling (2005), and Leaving Atlanta (2002). Jones holds degrees from Spelman College, Arizona State University, and the University of Iowa. She lives in Brooklyn.

Currently, she serves on the MFA faculty at Rutgers-Newark. She has also been the recipient of the Shearing Fellow for Distinguished Writers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (Adapted from the publisher and Wikipedia. Retrieved 2/6/2018.)

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