Join us for a book talk with author Rian N. Jenkins! Rian will be in conversation with Tayler Simon, local author Tayler Simon.
Over 30 years, Rian N. Jenkins inspired, entertained, and educated many through poetry, novellas, journalism, and performances. In 2021, she added author to her resume. As of 2025, she has self published three poetry anthologies, her first two children’s books, A Blessing for The World and Heaven’s Jewel and first middle grades novel, Reverse. She is also a former teacher (twenty years) and still a spoken word artist, podcaster, mentor and program director of CROWN HER. She also calls herself a LIT specialist who does book talks online while sponsoring All Black Author Book Drive and Giveaway in the Columbia area. She is a native of Sumter, SC but graduated from Ridge View in ‘98 and Winthrop University in ‘03. She also has roots in Edisto Island, Hollywood and St Helena Island. She is the mother of a brilliant and talented young king.
Tayler Simon is a writer, book lover turned bookseller, social worker, and seeker of liberation for all. She is the owner of Liberation is Lit, a bookstore that aims to spark collective action for liberation and community building among readers and book lovers by promoting stories from intersectional experiences. Tayler has been contributing to numerous online publications on anti-oppression since 2019. She has self-published four books, Phases, Writing Our Truths: A Guide to Self-Publishing for BIPOC Writers, Love and Other Forms of Heartbreak, and Black Madonna. Through her books, she has made a commitment to radical vulnerability, curiosity, and connection.
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