The Tenth Pour: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

About this episode

The episode celebrates the milestone of reaching ten episodes by discussing 'An American Marriage' by Tayari Jones.

Ten episodes in—and this one’s a celebration. Black Girls Lit! has officially reached double digits, and we’re raising a glass to the journey. Through every laugh, debate, page-turn, and pause for refills, we’ve built something rooted, reflective, and here to stay. For this milestone moment, we chose An American Marriage by Tayari Jones—a story that stirs up real questions about loyalty, timing, systems, and love under pressure. It’s intimate, it’s complex, and it felt like the perfect mirror...

Topics covered

• loyalty
• timing
• systems
• love

Keywords

• celebration
• milestone
• intimate
• complex

Mentioned in this episode

Products: An American Marriage

Books & works: An American Marriage, Black Girls Lit

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