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Jesmyn Ward Reveals the Hidden History That Inspired Oprah’s 103rd Book Club Pick
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJesmyn Ward, author of Let Us Descend describes how the character of Annis popped into her head...
Jesmyn Ward, James McBride among authors nominated at 10th annual Kirkus Prizes
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNEW YORK — Novels by Jesmyn Ward and James McBride and story collections by Jamal Brinkley and Kelly...
Jesmyn Ward novel ‘Let Us Descend’ to be published Oct. 3
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoNEW YORK (AP) — The next novel by Jesmyn Ward, the two-time National Book Award winner, is the story...
Oprah Winfrey selects Jesmyn Ward's 'Let Us Descend' for her book club
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOprah Winfrey's new book club pick highlights an author she has long admired, Jesmyn Ward. On...
Jesmyn Ward on Safiya Sinclair, 'Beloved,' and the Book That Has the Greatest Ending
Elle via Yahoo News· 6 months agoShelf Life: Jesmyn WardPORTRAIT BY Beowulf Sheehan / ILLUSTRATION BY YOUSRA ATTIA Welcome to Shelf...
Author Jesmyn Ward Shares Her Favorite Southern Stories
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJesmyn Ward Shares Her Favorite Southern StoriesHearst Owned Oprah’s Book Club author Jesmyn Ward is...
Jesmyn Ward’s ‘Let Us Descend’ is among the finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
theGrio via AOL· 7 months agoThe medals are presented by the American Library Association and given for fiction and nonfiction,...
Author Jesmyn Ward wins Library of Congress fiction prize
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction has gone to Jesmyn Ward, who at 45, is the...
Book excerpt: "Let Us Descend" by Jesmyn Ward
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe latest novel from the two-time National Book Award-winner, about an enslaved Black girl in the American South, is thick with ghosts, history and...
Oprah chooses "Let Us Descend" by Jesmyn Ward as new book club pick
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 months ago"Let Us Descend" by Jesmyn Ward, a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the youngest person...