Our 121st book club pick and first pick of 2026 is “Kin” by @tayari Jones—and @oprah already sat down with her to speak all about the novel! The story follows Vernice and Annie, two young girls from Honeysuckle, Louisiana who spend their adolescence grappling with the reality of being motherless and how it has shaped them into who they are. This book about sisterhood and what it means to grow up as a woman in the South is one you won’t want to miss out on. Watch the latest episode of “Oprah’s Book Club” featuring Tayari and fellow book club members on @oprah ’s YouTube channel (link in bio) or wherever you podcast.
Londoners you're in luck!
Both Brixton Library and Waterstones Piccadilly have released some extra tickets for their events with @tayari ! Head over to our website for info on how to book.
Hurry, before they're gone 🏃♀️➡️🏃♂️➡️
How wonderful to break bread with the fabulous Tayari Jones @tayari ahead of her debut conversation with our Founder n Artistic Director Dione Joseph @aklwritersfest tomorrow!
These are some of the incredible writers coming through BCA and we can’t wait to see their next works!
If you haven’t already make sure you head to @aklwritersfest and get your tickets to Tayari’s session at 5.30pm Sat 16 May!
#BlackWriters
#BlackCreativesAotearoa
#KIN #AWF #TayariJones
Gala Night at the Auckland Writers Festival will be a hard act to follow. This is my first visit to New Zealand, but it will not be my last.
#auklandwritersfest #tayaritracker #kin
and we’re meeting online this saturday, too 🤎
may 16th from 10-11am cst | get the link in bio
if you’ve read the book, or you’re just starting, let’s get into it!
Join the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History and Charis Books and More @charisbooksandmore for an evening of laughter, heart, and community as we celebrate the release of "Never Tell a Black Girl How to Black Girl: Essays."
Author and spoken word poet Amena Brown will be in conversation with the legendary Tayari Jones for an unforgettable discussion on Black womanhood, Southern roots, and the magic of finding your own rhythm.
From Spelman roots to dancing in Janelle Monáe videos, Amena’s collection is a living room for the soul—celebrating everything from the perfect box braids to the wisdom of the Real Housewives of Atlanta.
🗓️ THE DETAILS
WHEN: Monday, June 22, 2026
TIME: 6:30 PM
WHERE: Auburn Avenue Research Library - 101 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
WHO: @amenabee in conversation with @tayari
About the Book: A hilarious and heartwarming essay collection that reminds us why "Black Girl" is a verb. It’s an irresistible journey through pop culture, heritage, and the unspoken understandings that make our world a galaxy.
About the Speakers:
Amena Brown: Celebrated speaker, poet, and collaborator with PATTERN Beauty and Essence Fest.
Tayari Jones: New York Times bestselling author of An American Marriage and Kin, and Professor at Emory University.
Admission is free!
#NeverTellABlackGirl #AmenaBrown #TayariJones #AtlantaEvents #BlackAuthors
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Unsere neue Verlagsvorschau ist da – mit neuer Belletristik, einem Debütroman, einem besonderen Sachbuch, vertrauten Stimmen im neuen Taschenbuchformat und natürlich unseren Kalendern für das kommende Jahr!
Verratet uns gerne in den Kommentaren, was bei euch auf die Bücherwunschliste kommt 😍
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This emotionally rich novel is a must-listen revealing the true power of sisterhood and the complexities of being a woman growing up in the American South.
Listen to 'Kin' now on Audible.
I like my white like I like my reading time- UNINTERRUPTED. So many folks reading KIN had never heard of Black women wearing “uninterrupted white.” To quote great bard, Montell Jordan— This is how we do it.
A week later, but as with all good things, it’s right on time!
The Black Book Matters bookclub is in for a treat this evening with our discussion of April book selection, Kin by @tayari .
Can’t wait to hear all the opinions, hot takes, and side conversations that evolve out of this read.
Check y’all tonight at @nubianhueman and @honfleurgallery
#blackbooksmatter #bookclubculture #bookclubdiscussion #mahoganybooks
✨ An Evening with Tayari Jones
🗓️Friday 29th May 2026 19:00
📍Waterstones, Bristol - Galleries
We’re thrilled to welcome Tayari Jones to Bristol in celebration of her new novel Kin!
Tayari Jones is the author of four novels, including An American Marriage, which was an Oprah’s Book Club selection and also featured on Barack Obama’s summer reading list and year-end roundup; it won the Women’s Prize for Fiction. She lives in Atlanta and is Professor of English and Creative Writing at Emory University.
Visit Waterstones.com/events for tickets and more info!
Often, we the diminish the labor of motherhood.
The labor of holding grief and tenderness at the same time.
The labor of making things feel stable when they weren’t.
The labor of stretching money, energy, time, patience, and selfhood. The labor of raising children while still trying to survive your own life.
In our conversation, @tayari spoke so beautifully about how we can diminish what it actually took for someone to mother us because, as children, we often only remember how loved we felt—not the weight someone carried to make that feeling possible.
And maybe part of becoming an adult is realizing:
the women who raised us were often hanging on by a thread while still trying to make childhood feel soft.
Maybe that’s why, as we get older, our mothers become more human to us. More extraordinary 💐
Send this to a woman who helped raise you 💕
#kin #community #village #motherhood #kohere
