The Recurring Cast
Tayari Jones books in order · Tayari Jones reading order · 5 books · 2002 to 2026 · Mostly set in Atlanta

Tayari Jones Books in Order and Reading Order

Literary and generalLiterary fictionFamily and book club

Tayari Jones writes novels about Black family life in the American South, from An American Marriage, an Oprah’s Book Club pick, to Kin, set in the Jim Crow South.

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Tayari Jones books in order

Tayari Jones’s first book is Leaving Atlanta (2002). There are 5 books in all, published from 2002 to 2026.

The Tayari Jones reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Novels

5 books · Mostly set in AtlantaLiterary fictionFamily and book club
  1. 1Leaving Atlanta2002With Tasha Baxter and Rodney GreenBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Untelling2005With Aria JacksonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Silver Sparrow2011With Dana Lynn Yarboro and Chaurisse WitherspoonBuy on Amazon
  4. 4An American Marriage2018With Celestial and RoyBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Kin2026With Annie and Vernice · Set in the fictional Honeysuckle, LouisianaBuy on Amazon

Who appears in which book

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Characters

12 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Leads

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