Tayari Jones Books in Order
Tayari Jones has written 7 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Leaving Atlanta (2002) and the newest is Kin (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2002–2026
- Confirmed
- 1 of 7 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,612 in 5 of 7 books
- Reading time
- 27–40 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,612 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 7 titles with a page count on record.
Tayari Jones, born November 30, 1970, is an American author and academic best known for An American Marriage, a 2018 Oprah's Book Club selection and winner of the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction. Jones studied at Spelman College, the University of Iowa and Arizona State University. After serving as Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-large at Cornell, Jones became Charles Howard Candler Professor of Creative Writing at Emory University. The catalogue lists 7 titles, among them Leaving Atlanta (2002), The Untelling (2005), Silver Sparrow (2011) and Kin (2026).
How many Tayari Jones books are there?
Tayari Jones has 7 books, released between 2002 and 2026.
Tayari Jones Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 7 Tayari Jones books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Leaving Atlanta2002 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/420022722/4
- 2The Untelling2005 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/420053242/4
- 3Silver Sparrow2011 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420113682/4
- 420172803/4
- 5An American Marriage2018 · confirmed 2/42018–2/4
- 6Half Light2020 · confirmed 2/42020–2/4
- 7Kin2026 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420263682/4
Tayari Jones books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Akashic Noir in order
1 book- 85. Atlanta Noir
Standalone books
6 books6 Tayari Jones titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Tayari Jones books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 7 Tayari Jones books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Tayari Jones
Start with Leaving Atlanta (2002), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Tayari Jones book?
Kin (2026) is the newest Tayari Jones book released so far.
Is there a new Tayari Jones book coming?
No next Tayari Jones book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Tayari Jones has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Tayari Jones. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Women's Prize for Fiction2019Won
- Lillian Smith Book Award2005Won
Tayari Jones at a glance
- Still publishing
- Tayari Jones published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Tayari Jones books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,612 pages across the 5 of 7 books with a recorded length, a median of 324 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Tayari Jones books, 3 of 7, were published in the 2010s.
What the Tayari Jones books are about
6 of the 7 Tayari Jones books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- African Americans 4 of 6 books
- African American families 3 of 6 books