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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...
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...
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,...
Oprah Winfrey selects Jesmyn Ward’s ‘Let Us Descend’ for her book club
theGrio via AOL· 7 months agoWard is among the most acclaimed writers of her generation NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s new book...
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...
Loving “Let Us Descend”? Check out Jesmyn Ward’s Other Books
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCheck Out All Jesmyn Ward’s BooksHearst Owned Jesmyn Ward is a collector of superlatives. She is the...
'Let Us Descend,' set on a Carolina rice plantation, is a Faulknerian novel of slavery
Star News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJesmyn Ward, a two-time National Book Award winner, turns to the antebellum South in her new novel...
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...