Tayari Jones

I hope it
connects w you. 💙

due to a chronic inability to deal, i’m just going to bed.

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.

it was such a lovely tribute.

“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.

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.

52 years.

heeeeey! I didn’t see that! and thank you for the kind words.

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.

In November, I visited the South Carolina low
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.

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.

I'm doing two events this week in Boston. Maggie Smith! Isaac Fitzgerald!

“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’ve learned to appreciate of little glimmers, like a little boy embracing his toy when it came down the belt after TSA. “MONKEY! Are you okay? was it scary?”

In LAX this morning, I have seen so many kids being so affectionate with their stuffed animals. it’s very cute.

helloooo!

flying out of atl in anything that’s not Delta is rough.

Federal jobs were seen as a gateway to the middle class for Black America, then came DOGE As the nation’s largest employer, the federal government has been more welcoming to Black workers than the private sector.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

also, I love mail. this makes my stomach hurt. i’m not shocked, but I feel it still.

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

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!

I got caught up in the rapture and put in an extra 30 mins.

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.

I haven’t had a good sleep all year.

on that note, text me where to send you some happy mail!

Picture shows a glass of red wine and a copy of the book Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Began Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones. I’m enjoying it. I’m enjoying the wine, too.

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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...

I had a cup of coffee at 3pm. i’m going to be awake for the rest of my life.

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.

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!