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A poetic journey through an Inferno-like world of slavery

Sydney Morning Herald 12 Jan 2024

Jesmyn Ward’s latest novel echoes Western classics and African legends.

2023 in Photographs
Upworthy 21 Dec 2023
'Let Us Descend' follows a slave on a painful journey — finding some hope on the way
NPR 24 Oct 2023
Jesmyn Ward revisits historical horrors with stunning lyricism
Washington Post 17 Oct 2023
How Jesmyn Ward Is Reimagining Southern Literature
NYTimes.com 13 Oct 2023

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New Fiction to Read This Fall

Upworthy 04 Sep 2023

New books by Zadie Smith, Alice McDermott and Stephen King; family sagas by Ayana Mathis and Jesmyn Ward; and more. Wright, a..

29 books to read this fall
Washington Post 01 Sep 2023
Kirkus Prize names Jesmyn Ward, Héctor Tobar among finalists for top literary award
NPR 30 Aug 2023
We Have Much To Learn From 'A Place Like Mississippi'
NPR 16 Mar 2021
There's too much blank sky where a tree once stood.
SmartBrief 26 Aug 2020

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I burn, and I hope.

Jesmyn Ward, writer, professor

SmartBrief 26 Aug 2020