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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...
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...
These Historical Fiction Books Will Transport You Back in Time
The Oprah Magazine via AOL· 4 months agoBooks about the Harlem Renaissance, the Haitian Revolution, Dahomey warriors, and more. Historical...
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...
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...
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...
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...
School board rejects book challenge
The High Point Enterprise, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 30—GUILFORD COUNTY — A majority of the Guilford County Board of Education declined Tuesday to ban a novel from a college-level literature course for high school seniors that contains explicit ...
'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...
