31st Annual Benefit Breakfast

Introducing our featured speaker: Tayari Jones!

We are thrilled to introduce our featured speaker for the 31st Annual Benefit Breakfast: award-winning author Tayari Jones!

Tayari Jones is the author of An American Marriage, an instant New York Times bestseller, and winner of the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Her latest novel, Kin, published in 2026, was listed in “One of the Best Books of the Year (So Far)” by The New York Times. She was just named by Time Magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People of 2026.”

Join us on Friday, November 20, 2026 for an inspiring conversation with Tayari!

Sheraton Boston Hotel

39 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02199

Coffee Hour: 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Main Event: 8:00 – 9:15 a.m.

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Information on Sponsorship Packages and Benefits

For questions about the event or sponsorships, please contact Emily Tabor, Manager of Donor Relations and Events, at etabor@hla-inc.org or 617.275.2881.