Maya: “I started An American Marriage today and got it at the new McNally Jackson. I only buy from local booksellers. The story is about a young, married, Black couple. They are starry-eyed but know it will get complicated as time goes on. A year into the marriage the husband is accused of rape and is sentenced to 12 years in jail. It completely throws off the trajectory of their marriage and the story unfolds from there. I just went through a big breakup. We were fully in love for a year and in the last two months it just fell apart. Now all that’s left is his ghost. He existed and now he doesn’t at all. He may as well have been a character in a book. The story is done and there won’t be a sequel. Maybe that’s why I’ve been on a major book consuming spree. I just finished Green yesterday —it’s by this Brooklyn author. I emailed him and he got back to me right away. I email authors every time I love their story and feel connected to them—I send a little love note. Acknowledgment and appreciation is everything. When you really love something, tell the person who created that feeling.“ @mayamarie #AnAmericanMarriage #TayariJones / @theubc #subwaybookreview #newyork🗽 (at A Train)
