Description: This much-anticipated and long-overdue installment in Akashic's Noir Series reveals many sides of Atlanta only known to its residents.
Brief description: TAYARI JONES was born and raised in southwest Atlanta. A graduate of Spelman College, she is the author of four novels, including Silver Sparrow, an NEA Big Read selection, and An American Marriage, which was an Oprah Book Club Selection. She is the editor of Atlanta Noir.
Review Quotes: Now comes Atlanta Noir, an anthology that masterfully blends a chorus of voices, both familiar and new, from every corner of Atlanta . . . The magic of Atlanta Noir is readily apparent, starting with the introduction Jones pens. It doesn't rest solely upon the breadth of writers but on how their words, stories and references are so Atlanta--so very particular, so very familiar and so very readily, for those who know the city, nostalgic. And for those who don't? The sense of place it captures inspires a desire to get to know Atlanta and its stories.-- "ArtsATL"