5 Things About Tayari:
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She is an Atlanta, GA native and graduated from Spelman College.
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Leaving Atlanta, her debut novel, focuses on the Atlanta child murders of 1979-81 through the eyes of children.
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#anotherblackgirl she cites as a mentor and inspiration is author Pearl Cleage.
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She has been a recipient of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, Lifetime Achievement Award in Fine Arts from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, United States Artist Fellowship, NEA Fellowship and Radcliffe Institute Bunting Fellowship
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Her riveting novel American Marriage was selected as an Oprah Winfrey Book club pick when released in Feb 2018 and is being made into a movie. Watch Auntie O share the news: