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Let Us Descend was the most recently released book by Jesmyn Ward, on October 24th, 2023.
Jesmyn Ward Stats: The highest rated book by Jesmyn Ward on Book Notification is Salvage the Bones, the 2nd novel in the Bois Sauvage series. The second-highest rated book is Sing, Unburied, Sing (Bois Sauvage #3).
The most read book by Jesmyn Ward on Book Notification is Sing, Unburied, Sing, the 3rd novel in the Bois Sauvage series. The second most read book is Salvage the Bones (Bois Sauvage #2).
Below is a complete list of Jesmyn Ward books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Jesmyn Ward is the Bois Sauvage Series.
Jesmyn Ward was born on April 1st, 1977 and is currently 47 years old. Jesmyn Ward was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Ward attended Stanford University where she received a B.A. and M.A. and the University of Michigan where she received an M.F.A.
Jesmyn Ward is the author of the Bois Sauvage series which currently consists of 3 novels. The Bois Sauvage series started in 2006 with the novel Where the Line Bleeds. The most recently released novel in the Bois Sauvage series was Sing, Unburied, Sing which was released in 2017. There are no upcoming novels for the Bois Sauvage series.
Jesmyn Ward has also written the Non-Fiction Books series which has 3 books including Men We Reaped and The Fire This Time.
Jesmyn was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship in 2017 for her exploration of the bonds within a community and familial love among lower-income African-Americans of the South.
Jesmyn has been an associate professor in the English department at Tulane University. She has also been a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, the Grisham-Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi, and an assistant professor of creative writing at the University of South Alabama.
Jesmyn Ward won the Library of Congress Prizes, American Fiction, in 2022.
Ward's books have also won multiple awards, Salvage the Bones won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 2011 as well as the Alex Awards - Best Book in 2012. Sing, Unburied, Sing won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 2017. Let Us Descend won the Libby Book Awards, Best Adult Fiction, in 2024.
The following novels by Jesmyn Ward were also nominated for these awards:
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