Order of Jesmyn Ward Books
Jesmyn Ward is an American novelist of literary fiction. She has won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2011 and the 2012 Alex Award. Her work has also been shortlisted for several other awards. Her novels involve highly lyrical language, which some have referred to as poetic. She has spoken out about how white American authors can lay claim to classic texts, while black and female authors get shoved into the “other” category.
Jesmyn Ward became a published author in 2008 with her debut novel Where the Line Bleeds. Below is a list of Jesmyn Ward’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Bois Sauvage Books
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Where the Line Bleeds |
(2006) |
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Salvage the Bones |
(2011) |
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Sing, Unburied, Sing |
(2017) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Let Us Descend |
(2023) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
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Cattle Haul |
(2012) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Men We Reaped |
(2013) |
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The Fire This Time |
(2016) |
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Navigate Your Stars |
(2020) |
Publication Order of Point In Time Collection Books
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Alison’s Conviction |
(2022) |
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Ash Wednesday |
(2022) |
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We Are Bone and Earth |
(2022) |
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Naomi’s Gift |
(2022) |
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A Wild Rose |
(2022) |
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Landing |
(2022) |
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Mother Swamp |
(2022) |
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Publication Order of Anthologies
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Coming Home to Mississippi |
(2013) |
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Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves |
(2018) |
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Fight of the Century |
(2020) |
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The Best American Short Stories 2021 |
(2021) |
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The Best American Essays 2021 |
(2021) |