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A reader's guide for "Let Us Descend," Oprah's book club pick
CBS News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOprah Winfrey has selected "Let Us Descend" by author and MacArthur Fellow Jesmyn Ward as her newest...
Jesmyn Ward on Safiya Sinclair, 'Beloved,' and the Book That Has the Greatest Ending
Elle via Yahoo News· 7 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...
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...
For Teachers, A New Year — And New Book Bans — Means More Work
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWhen Holly Weaver began teaching in 2014, she started because she loved literature, and wanted to...
Mississippi Coast author Jesmyn Ward’s new book added to Oprah’s renowned book club
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months ago“Let Us Descend” is the 103rd book inducted into Oprah’s Book Club, which since its start in 1996...
The Five Novels You Need to Read This Fall
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe Five Novels You Need to Read This FallHearst Owned Fall is always the season when the year’s literary heavy hitters come out to play, and 2023 is no...
Erika L. Sánchez on Samantha Irby, 'The Fire Next Time,' and the Book That Makes Her Feel Seen
Elle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe National Book Awards finalist and author of 'Crying in the Bathroom' on Samantha Irby, 'The Fire...
15 Black Women Writers We Love
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBefore Women’s History Month, or as we like to call it ‘round these parks—Black Women’s History Month—comes to a close, we here at The Root felt it...
Oprah Winfrey selects Jesmyn Ward's 'Let Us Descend' for her book club
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOprah Winfrey's new book club pick highlights an author she has long admired, Jesmyn Ward. On...
