Shows
The Virtual Jewel BoxWriting and Memory, with Jesmyn Ward and Kase JohnstunAward-winning author Jesmyn Ward speaks with Kase Johnstun of Utah Humanities about the craft of writing, resilience, and historical memory, in anticipation of her 2025 David P. Gardner Graduate Lecture in the Humanities and Fine Arts. Ward’s lecture is hosted by the Tanner Humanities Center and the Salt Lake City Public Library, and is part of the Utah Humanities Book Festival.
This episode is a collaboration with the Utah Humanities podcast, Check Your Shelves.
Books by Ward include:
Let Us Descend
Sing Unburied Sing (Winner, National Book Award)
Salvage the Bones (Winner, National Book Award) ...
2025-10-2025 min
Chemins d'écritureEsprit, chaînes et échappée onirique, entretien avec Jesmyn WardOn ne présente plus l’Américaine Jesmyn Ward. Romancière, essayiste, poète, cette double lauréate du prestigieux National Book Award s’est imposée dans le paysage littéraire américain comme une voix importante et incontournable. Avec à son actif quatre romans, un livre de mémoires et deux essais, elle inscrit son œuvre dans la lignée de James Baldwin, de Toni Morrison, dont elle reprend en échos amplifiés les interrogations sur la race, le métissage et l’injustice sociale. Dans son nouveau roman Nous serons tempête qui vient de paraître en traduction franç...
2025-10-1903 min
The Foxed PageLET US DESCEND by Jesmyn Ward > > Readers, I LOVED this rewriting of Dante's Divine Comedy. Listen to why this best seller DESERVES its place on all those BEST OF 2023 lists!I was really moved by Salvage the Bones. Tune in to find out why Ward's work just keeps getting better and better.
2025-10-101h 08
Bookey Best Book Summary AppSalvage the Bones: An Engaging Audio Summary of Jesmyn Ward's Masterpiece
1 What's Salvage the Bones
"Salvage the Bones" by Jesmyn Ward explores the themes of family, resilience, and survival in the face of hardship, set against the backdrop of Hurricane Katrina. The novel follows a poor African American family in rural Mississippi, particularly focusing on 15-year-old Esch, who navigates adolescence, love, and loss while grappling with the impending storm. The narrative highlights the struggles of poverty, the bonds of family, and the strength found in community, as the characters confront both personal and environmental challenges. Through vivid storytelling and rich imagery, Ward illustrates the emotional and physical landscapes that shape t...
2025-07-1503 minBookey Best Book Summary AppSalvage the Bones: An Engaging Audio Summary of Jesmyn Ward's Masterpiece
1 What's Salvage the Bones
"Salvage the Bones" by Jesmyn Ward explores the themes of family, resilience, and survival in the face of hardship, set against the backdrop of Hurricane Katrina. The novel follows a poor African American family in rural Mississippi, particularly focusing on 15-year-old Esch, who navigates adolescence, love, and loss while grappling with the impending storm. The narrative highlights the struggles of poverty, the bonds of family, and the strength found in community, as the characters confront both personal and environmental challenges. Through vivid storytelling and rich imagery, Ward illustrates the emotional and physical landscapes that shape t...
2025-07-1503 min
Da Bruhs BookShelfWhen childern are left on their own.. "Salvage The Bones" Jesmyn WardDa Bruhs Bookshelf tackles "Salvage the Bones "by Jesmyn Ward, a powerful, lyrical novel set in the fictional Mississippi town of Bois Sauvage in the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina. The story follows fourteen-year-old Esch Batiste, navigating the challenges of poverty, adolescence, and an unexpected pregnancy. Esch lives with her three brothers and their emotionally distant father, struggling to survive in a world marked by hardship and resilience.As the storm approaches, the family prepares as best they can, drawing strength from their bond and individual survival instincts. Told in ten chapters over twelve days, the no...
2025-04-2148 min
Humanities (Audio)A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2025Jesmyn Ward has been hailed as the standout writer of her generation, proving her “fearless and toughly lyrical” voice in novels, memoir, and nonfiction. She's been called “the new Toni Morrison.” Ward is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and in 2017, she became the first woman and the first person of color to win two National Book Awards for Fiction—joining the ranks of William Faulkner, Saul Bellow, John Cheever, Philip Roth, and John Updike. Her books include "Let Us Descend," "Sing, Unburied, Sing," "Salvage the Bones," and "Navigate Your Stars." The professor of creative writing at Tulane University joins host Dean Nelson fo...
2025-04-0955 min
American History (Audio)A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2025Jesmyn Ward has been hailed as the standout writer of her generation, proving her “fearless and toughly lyrical” voice in novels, memoir, and nonfiction. She's been called “the new Toni Morrison.” Ward is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and in 2017, she became the first woman and the first person of color to win two National Book Awards for Fiction—joining the ranks of William Faulkner, Saul Bellow, John Cheever, Philip Roth, and John Updike. Her books include "Let Us Descend," "Sing, Unburied, Sing," "Salvage the Bones," and "Navigate Your Stars." The professor of creative writing at Tulane University joins host Dean Nelson fo...
2025-04-0955 min
Writers (Video)A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2025Jesmyn Ward has been hailed as the standout writer of her generation, proving her “fearless and toughly lyrical” voice in novels, memoir, and nonfiction. She's been called “the new Toni Morrison.” Ward is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and in 2017, she became the first woman and the first person of color to win two National Book Awards for Fiction—joining the ranks of William Faulkner, Saul Bellow, John Cheever, Philip Roth, and John Updike. Her books include "Let Us Descend," "Sing, Unburied, Sing," "Salvage the Bones," and "Navigate Your Stars." The professor of creative writing at Tulane University joins host Dean Nelson fo...
2025-04-0955 minHumanities (Video)A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2025Jesmyn Ward has been hailed as the standout writer of her generation, proving her “fearless and toughly lyrical” voice in novels, memoir, and nonfiction. She's been called “the new Toni Morrison.” Ward is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and in 2017, she became the first woman and the first person of color to win two National Book Awards for Fiction—joining the ranks of William Faulkner, Saul Bellow, John Cheever, Philip Roth, and John Updike. Her books include "Let Us Descend," "Sing, Unburied, Sing," "Salvage the Bones," and "Navigate Your Stars." The professor of creative writing at Tulane University joins host Dean Nelson fo...
2025-04-0955 min
University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2025Jesmyn Ward has been hailed as the standout writer of her generation, proving her “fearless and toughly lyrical” voice in novels, memoir, and nonfiction. She's been called “the new Toni Morrison.” Ward is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and in 2017, she became the first woman and the first person of color to win two National Book Awards for Fiction—joining the ranks of William Faulkner, Saul Bellow, John Cheever, Philip Roth, and John Updike. Her books include "Let Us Descend," "Sing, Unburied, Sing," "Salvage the Bones," and "Navigate Your Stars." The professor of creative writing at Tulane University joins host Dean Nelson fo...
2025-04-0955 min
University of California Video Podcasts (Video)A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2025Jesmyn Ward has been hailed as the standout writer of her generation, proving her “fearless and toughly lyrical” voice in novels, memoir, and nonfiction. She's been called “the new Toni Morrison.” Ward is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and in 2017, she became the first woman and the first person of color to win two National Book Awards for Fiction—joining the ranks of William Faulkner, Saul Bellow, John Cheever, Philip Roth, and John Updike. Her books include "Let Us Descend," "Sing, Unburied, Sing," "Salvage the Bones," and "Navigate Your Stars." The professor of creative writing at Tulane University joins host Dean Nelson fo...
2025-04-0955 min
UC San Diego (Video)A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2025Jesmyn Ward has been hailed as the standout writer of her generation, proving her “fearless and toughly lyrical” voice in novels, memoir, and nonfiction. She's been called “the new Toni Morrison.” Ward is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and in 2017, she became the first woman and the first person of color to win two National Book Awards for Fiction—joining the ranks of William Faulkner, Saul Bellow, John Cheever, Philip Roth, and John Updike. Her books include "Let Us Descend," "Sing, Unburied, Sing," "Salvage the Bones," and "Navigate Your Stars." The professor of creative writing at Tulane University joins host Dean Nelson fo...
2025-04-0955 minUC San Diego (Audio)A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2025Jesmyn Ward has been hailed as the standout writer of her generation, proving her “fearless and toughly lyrical” voice in novels, memoir, and nonfiction. She's been called “the new Toni Morrison.” Ward is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and in 2017, she became the first woman and the first person of color to win two National Book Awards for Fiction—joining the ranks of William Faulkner, Saul Bellow, John Cheever, Philip Roth, and John Updike. Her books include "Let Us Descend," "Sing, Unburied, Sing," "Salvage the Bones," and "Navigate Your Stars." The professor of creative writing at Tulane University joins host Dean Nelson fo...
2025-04-0955 minAmerican History (Video)A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2025Jesmyn Ward has been hailed as the standout writer of her generation, proving her “fearless and toughly lyrical” voice in novels, memoir, and nonfiction. She's been called “the new Toni Morrison.” Ward is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and in 2017, she became the first woman and the first person of color to win two National Book Awards for Fiction—joining the ranks of William Faulkner, Saul Bellow, John Cheever, Philip Roth, and John Updike. Her books include "Let Us Descend," "Sing, Unburied, Sing," "Salvage the Bones," and "Navigate Your Stars." The professor of creative writing at Tulane University joins host Dean Nelson fo...
2025-04-0955 min
whttrSalvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward [BOOK DISCUSSION & SUMMARY]🌊 Family. Survival. Love. When the storm comes, what will remain?In Salvage the Bones, Jesmyn Ward tells the haunting yet beautiful story of Esch, a teenage girl living in rural Mississippi, as she and her family prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Katrina. Over the course of twelve gripping days, Esch wrestles with unexpected pregnancy, her brothers’ struggles, and the looming storm that threatens to destroy everything they know.Join our AI hosts, j(AI)n and d(AI)n, as we unpack Ward’s poetic storyte...
2025-03-1214 min
Absorb Your Day With A Next-Level Full Audiobook.The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jesmyn Ward - introductionPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/36123to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Great Gatsby
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jesmyn Ward - introduction
Narrator: Seth Numrich, Eleanor Lanahan, James L. W. West III
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
Release date: 03-04-25
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Classics
Publisher's Summary:
An all-new recording published for the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby, this production presents the enduring original text, updated with the author’s own revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and with an introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward.
2025-03-045h 59
KPBS Midday EditionTwo-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward comes to annual writer's symposiumAward-winning American author Jesmyn Ward is appearing at the 30th Annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea on Wednesday. On Midday Edition Tuesday, she shares how she found a passion for literature and how her upbringing in Mississippi has shaped her work.
2025-02-2623 min
Writers Who Read65: Let Us Descend - Jesmyn WardWhitney Pinion, Mira Landry, and Gary McBride talk about Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward, which is Writers Who Read book number 65. Discussion slides for this novel and all novels discussed are available at WritersWhoRead.com. More information about Literary Forensics is available here and here.In every episode we analyze and discuss one novel that has been published within the past 18-24 months. We do this because we are writers who read with intent–we read to study content and form and to uncover techniques that we can apply to our own writing.We read like wr...
2025-02-2348 minWriters Who ReadUp Next: Let Us Descend - Jesmyn WardGary, Whitney, and Mira analyze another recently-published novel on the next episode of Writers Who Read. Next up: Let Us Descend by two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward.Ward draws on Dante's Inferno as a metaphor for the agonizing journey of an American slave. Annis is our Virgil, guiding us deeper and deeper into hell, as the spirit of her African warrior grandmother helps her to develop her own resourcefulness and strength. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-02-0902 min
Baldwin & Co. Ideas ExploredJesmyn Ward and Clint Smith: Writing Our RootsJoin award-winning authors Jesmyn Ward and Clint Smith in an intimate and thought-provoking podcast conversation about Writing Our Roots. Together, they explore the power of storytelling to preserve history, honor ancestry, and shed light on the lived experiences of Black communities across generations. From the Deep South to the broader African diaspora, Ward and Smith discuss how their personal journeys influence their writing, the importance of historical memory, and the role of literature in shaping cultural identity. Tune in for a compelling dialogue that delves into themes of resilience, legacy, and the profound connection between place and narrative.
2025-01-221h 17
Ask a BooksellerAsk a Bookseller: ‘Let Us Descend’ by Jesmyn WardOn The Thread’s Ask a Bookseller series, we talk to independent booksellers all over the country to find out what books they’re most excited about right now. Amy Loewy of the Garden District Book Shop in New Orleans, La., knew right away which book she wanted to recommend: Jesmyn Ward’s novel “Let Us Descend.”Ward has won the National Book Award for Fiction twice with “Sing, Unburied, Sing” (2017) and “Salvage the Bones” (2011), and Loewy says her most recent novel is a gorgeously crafted journey. The work is deeply researche...
2024-12-1402 min
Pompas de papelJESMYN WARD. "Este mundo ciego". Ed.Sexto PisoJESMYN WARD. "Este mundo ciego". Ed.Sexto Piso. Una gran novela que habla de pérdidas, de sororidad, de esclavismo, de supervivencia....
2024-11-1702 min
Estela PearsonDOWNLOAD [EPub] Men We Reaped: A Memoir By Jesmyn Ward (Author) Full Episodehttps://yuandipro.firebaseapp.com/?GASS=1608197654 . Click This Link To Access Men We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward (Author) Book Supports all formats, Such as: EPUB, PDF , AZW3, MOBI, IBA, & RTF Book Title: Men We Reaped: A Memoir Book Author: Jesmyn Ward (Author) Book Rating: 9+ ratings Powered by Firstory Hosting
2024-10-2200 min
The DripEpisode 49 -- The Brutal Beauty of Jesmyn Ward's LET US DESCENDThe Spoilers are back with the penultimate episode on their way toward the big 50! In this episode they heap praises upon Jesmyn Ward's latest triumph about a young, enslaved woman being led on a journey to the dark and deep of slavery's corrupt heart. They spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to understand this novel and what to do with its beauty and horror. In the end, they just follow Annis from the Carolinas to New Orleans on her harrowing journey and talk a lot about spirits, gods, love, and poetic brutality (a term they...
2024-10-081h 06
My Blog » maka18~read PDF Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward OnlineLink To Download : https://ebookfoundation.cloud/?book=B01M9I7CRC To Read or Download Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Available versions: EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DOC, Kindle, Audiobook, etc. Reading Sing, Unburied, Sing Download Sing, Unburied, Sing PDF/EBooks Sing, Unburied, Sing
2024-10-0500 min
My Blog » maka17-download Pdf Sing, Unburied, Sing BY Jesmyn Ward on IphoneLink To Download : https://ebookfoundation.cloud/?book=B072QC83QZ To Read or Download Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Available versions: EPUB, PDF, MOBI, DOC, Kindle, Audiobook, etc. Reading Sing, Unburied, Sing Download Sing, Unburied, Sing PDF/EBooks Sing, Unburied, Sing
2024-10-0500 min
Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series278. Jesmyn Ward with Ijeoma Oluo: Let Us DescendJesmyn Ward, the two-time National Book Award winner, has returned with a new novel about an enslaved girl in the years before the Civil War. Let Us Descend, an Oprah's Book Club pick, describes a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation. In Let Us Descend (the title inspired by a line in Dante's Inferno) the protagonist Annis is sold by her father, a white slaveowner. In the face of unspeakable circumstances on her way south, Annis seeks comfort from memor...
2024-10-031h 18
The Thoughtful BroEpisode 52: Jesmyn WardMy glorious conversation with 2-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, discussing her latest novel, Let Us Descend. Topics included: (1) gaining hope and strength by remembering what others have borne; (2) making invisible history visible; and (3) finding authorial authenticity through concrete specifics. Order Mark's novel Bunyan and Henry. All episodes of The Thoughtful Bro aired live originally on A Mighty Blaze. The Thoughtful Bro is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm.
2024-09-051h 11
Don't Read DrunkEpisode 125: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardPick up a six pack of Good People IPA and join in this week as I share my thoughts on Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, Sing. Support this podcast on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/dontreaddrunkJesmyn Wikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesmyn_Ward Good People Brewinghttps://www.goodpeoplebrewing.com/beer Blueberry Pancakes Recipehttps://pinchofyum.com/fluffiest-blueberry-pancakes Get 60 days of Everand Freehttps://www.scribd.com/g/9s1nq7 Everandhttps://www.everand.com Media RecommendationsBrid...
2024-05-3034 min
OverdueEp 649 - Sing, Unburied, Sing, by Jesmyn WardThis week we travel back to Bois Sauvage to revisit the work of acclaimed author Jesmyn Ward. Sing, Unburied, Sing introduces us to a family on hard times, preparing to welcome back a member from prison while also grappling with the ghosts that demand their attention. For more discussion of Jesmyn Ward, head to Ep 283 - Salvage the Bones.This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for 10% of your first purchase of a website or domain.Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.Follow @overduepod on Instagram and Bluesk...
2024-05-201h 08
namiseoDownload [PDF] Let Us Descend By Jesmyn WardLast Updated 1 mins ago – Here Options to Downloading or Read book of Let Us Descend BY: Jesmyn Ward the BESTSELLER PDF online for free on Server Amazon, Reddit, Goodreads.
FOLLOW URL: https://gemmapdff.blogspot.com/87556695-let-us-descend
Join our Collector’s Corner to discover rare editions and signed copies, and share your thoughts in the daily fan reviews.
Participate in the Let Us Descend BY: Jesmyn Ward community by submitting your fan art, testing your knowledge with our daily trivia challenge, and joining the exclusive book club discussions.
Every Sunday, reflect on your favorite moments from the week and kickstart the new wee...
2024-05-1400 min
Selected ShortsBest American Short Stories 2021 with Jesmyn WardGuest host Jane Kaczmarek presents two stories from the Best American Short Stories 2021 anthology selected by guest editor Jesmyn Ward. Both involve adolescents facing displacement or rejection, but the stories are set in very different environments: One takes place in a surreal, Soviet-occupied Afghanistan, and one inside a junior high school in Tennessee. First, Leo Solomon reads “Playing Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain,” by Jamil Jan Kochai. Then we hear “Biology,” a beautiful story by Kevin Wilson, performed by Mike Doyle. And Ward comments briefly on her approach to creating this year’s diverse anthology.
2024-04-1857 min
Book Riot - The PodcastBookshop.org Is Audiobooks Curious, Ward Re-Ups, the State of Culture in 2024 & MoreJeff and Rebecca note a customer survey Bookshop.org sent to customers about their audiobook habits, decide no-new news is good news as Jesmyn Ward stays on at S&S, really resonate with Ted Gioia's "State of Culture, 2024," and more.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter!Sign up for Better Living Through Books and the BR Pod newsletterWant to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club...
2024-03-041h 02
Bestseller"Let Us Descend" by Jesmyn Ward reviewedBrian and Barbara review Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward, number five on the New York Times hardcover fiction list of November 12, 2023, and the Oprah Bookclub pick for October, 2023. Two-time National Book Award winning novelist Jesmyn Ward invites us to descend into the hell of race-based slavery in the antebellum South, telling the story of Annis, a young woman separated from her mother in the Carolinas and sold into the brutal sugar production economy of Louisiana. Episode # 21 of bestseller, recorded 2/3/2024
2024-02-0640 min
2024-01-1927 min
Oprah's Super SoulJesmyn WardOprah sits down with two-time National Book Award winning author Jesmyn Ward to talk about her new novel and Oprah’s Book Club 103rd pick Let Us Descend. The narrative is set in the 19th century during the time of slavery. It follows a teenage girl’s journey across the American South. Announced in October on CBS Mornings, Oprah describes Jesmyn’s latest novel as “a vital work for our culture.” In this moving conversation, Oprah and Jesmyn discuss their upbringings in Mississippi, how the loss of Jesmyn’s partner caused her to take a 6-month writing hiatus and how she want...
2023-11-2922 min
The StacksEp. 292 Writing Toward Beauty with Jesmyn WardAward-winning author Jesmyn Ward joins The Stacks to discuss her latest novel Let Us Descend. She reveals how the book came to her, and how audience plays into her writing process. We also learn why Jesmyn changed her normal writing process for this book, how she writes to the center of emotions in her fiction, and how her level of success impacts her ability to write.The Stacks Book Club selection for November is Severance by Ling Ma. We will discuss the book on November 29th with Mitchell S. Jackson.You can find everything we...
2023-11-081h 07
NPR's Book of the DayIn 'Let Us Descend,' Jesmyn Ward harnesses the spirituality of an enslaved womanFor the first few years that National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward was writing her new novel, Let Us Descend, she says she really struggled to tap into her main character. Annis is an enslaved Black woman who faces unsurmountable hardships – but she also finds deep comfort in the spirits and elements that surround her. In today's episode, Ward tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe why she needed to incorporate spirituality into the Southern hellscape Annis faces; and why as hard as it can be to read about slavery, it's also an act of memory and resistance. To listen to Bo...
2023-11-0809 min
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Books with Buzz , Celebrity Bookclub PicksLet Us Descend: A Novel by Jesmyn WardPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/659639 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let Us Descend: A Novel Author: Jesmyn Ward Narrator: Jesmyn Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 12 minutes Release date: October 24, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 19 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 8 Genres: Celebrity Bookclub Picks Publisher's Summary: OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Instant New York Times Bestseller • Named one of the best books of 2023 by The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe, Time, The New Yorker, and more. “Nothing short of epic, magical, and intensely moving.” —Vogue • “A novel of triumph.” —The Washington Post • “Harrowing, immersive, and other-worldly.” —People...
2023-10-2403 min
Get Complete Digital Audiobooks on Any DeviceLet Us Descend: A Novel (Written by Jesmyn Ward)Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/659639 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Let Us Descend: A Novel
Author: Jesmyn Ward
Narrator: Jesmyn Ward
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 12 minutes
Release date: October 24, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.11 of Total 19
Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 8
Genres: Celebrity Bookclub Picks
Publisher's Summary: OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Instant New York Times Bestseller • Named one of the best books of 2023 by The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe, Time, The New Yorker, and more. “Nothing short of epic, magical, and intensely moving.” —Vogue • “A novel of triumph.” —Th...
2023-10-248h 12
Cafe Au LitLet Us Descend by Jesmyn WardCaleb discusses the new release from the inimitable Jesmyn Ward.
2023-10-2416 min
Poured OverJesmyn Ward on LET US DESCEND"I think that messy, sort of evolving spiritual element of Black Americans' lives ... has allowed us to survive, and not only to survive, but also to thrive." Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward balances grief and injustice with joy and reclamation in a sweeping, lyrical novel that brings often overlooked history into the light. Ward joins us to talk about exploring historical fiction, writing beyond the world we can explain, and finding the connections between literature, grief, connection and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from...
2023-10-2449 minListen to the Best Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+Let Us Descend: A Novel by Jesmyn WardPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/659639to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Let Us Descend: A Novel
Author: Jesmyn Ward
Narrator: Jesmyn Ward
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 12 minutes
Release date: October 24, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 20
Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 8
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Instant New York Times Bestseller • Named one of the best books of 2023 by The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe, Time, The New Yorker, and more. “Nothing short of epic, magical, and intensely moving.” —Vogue • “A novel of triumph.” —The Washington Post • “Harrowing, immersive, and other-worldly.” —People From “one of America’s finest living...
2023-10-248h 12Get Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalLet Us Descend: A Novel by Jesmyn WardPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/659639to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Let Us Descend: A Novel
Author: Jesmyn Ward
Narrator: Jesmyn Ward
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 12 minutes
Release date: October 24, 2023
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.05 of Total 20
Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 8
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • Instant New York Times Bestseller • Named one of the best books of 2023 by The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Boston Globe, Time, The New Yorker, and more. “Nothing short of epic, magical, and intensely moving.” —Vogue • “A novel of triumph.” —The Washington Post • “Harrowing, immersive, and other-worldly.” —People From “one of America’s finest living...
2023-10-248h 12
The Book ShowBetween two worlds with Jesmyn Ward, Graham Akhurst and Anna McGahanThree authors on the spirits and spirituality at the heart of their novels - award winning US author Jesmyn Ward's lyrical novel about slavery, Indigenous author Graham Akhurt's terrifying dog man in his debut novel, and Anna McGahan on her former membership of a Pentecostal church that informs her Vogel Literary Award winning book.
2023-10-2353 min
Teda Misha(Read) Let Us Descend By : (Jesmyn Ward)(Download) in PDF Let Us Descend By Jesmyn Ward L Ebook PDF Let Us Descend | EBOOK ONLINE DOWNLOAD If you want to download free Ebook, you are in the right place to download Ebook. Ebook/PDF Let Us Descend DOWNLOAD in English is available for free here, Click on the download LINK below to download Ebook After You 2020 PDF Download in English by Jojo Moyes (Author). Download Link : [Downlload Now] Let Us Descend Read More : [Read Now] Let Us Descend Description From Jesmyn Ward?the two-time National Book Awar...
2023-09-2200 min
Book BumbleLate to the Party - Backlist BooksSend a textToday, our stack of books is tied together with a common theme of books that everyone else read and loved, and SOMEHOW we missed the boat on them…until now. We will also share our books in hand. We may be a little late to the party, but we are so happy we arrived! Featured Books:Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (LP)Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (LH)Books In Hand:Whe...
2023-06-1433 minDon't Read DrunkEpisode 64: Salvage the BonesGrab an ice cold can of Outboard Cream Ale from Milwaukee Brewing Company while we talk about the incredible novel Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward.Support this podcast on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/dontreaddrunkJesmyn Wardhttps://www.jesmynwardauthor.com/ Jesmyn Ward Wikihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesmyn_Ward Milwaukee Brewing Companyhttps://mkebrewing.com/ Get 2 months of Scribd Freehttps://www.scribd.com/g/9s1nq7 Scribdhttps://www.scribd.com/ Media RecommendationsBullsh*t - N...
2022-12-0124 min
Your Favorite BookSalvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward (with Joe Meno, Author of Book of Extraordinary Tragedies)Our guest is Joe Meno, author of eleven books and most recently, BOOK OF EXTRAORDINARY TRAGEDIES, a family saga taking place in Chicago's south side. Told by twenty year old Aleks, former musical prodigy turned patriarch of his young family, we are shown the limits of human endurance as the family deals with medical crises, desperate poverty, and one heartbreak after another. At the same time there is a real tenderness and creativity underlining these characters, buoying everything with a sense of hope.
Joe chose Jesmyn Ward's landmark novel SALVAGE THE BONES for his episode. Like his...
2022-09-0850 min
Get Lost In An Vivid Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.A Point in Time by Martha Hall Kelly, Paula McLain, Olivia Hawker, Esi Edugyan, Fiona Davis, Thomas Keneally, Jesmyn WardPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/137347to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A Point in Time
Series: A Point in Time collection
Author: Martha Hall Kelly, Paula McLain, Olivia Hawker, Esi Edugyan, Fiona Davis, Thomas Keneally, Jesmyn Ward
Narrator: Nina Yndis, Malcolm Hillgartner, Scott Lange, Liz Femi, Lisa Flanagan, Tamala Shelton, Kimberly Woods
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 07-28-22
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 6 ratings
Genres: Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
How quickly the ground shifts beneath our feet. We make choices—in the face of love, or violence, or necessity—and the effects ripple outward. In these moving short stor...
2022-07-287h 26
Toure ShowJesmyn Ward-I WriteToure Show Ep. 136: Jesmyn Ward-I WritePatreon Original Air Date: May 1, 2020Jesmyn Ward is one of the great writers of our time. She’s a two-time National Book Award winner and a MacArthur Genius grant recipient. She wrote Salvage The Bones, Men We Reaped, and Sing, Unburied, Sing. I wanted to talk to her about writing, how she does it, so we talk about her work—I ask her to read from her books and break down the choices she’s making. A really powerful master class for anyone who loves writing. Lear...
2022-07-101h 29
Remarkable ReceptionsReading Jesmyn Ward at Parchman -- episode by Ebony LumumbaMen of various backgrounds and identities who are all incarcerated at Parchman met weekly to discuss Jesmyn Ward’s novel.Episode by Ebony Lumumba The script was read by Kassandra Timm.Ebony Lumumba, Ph.D. is an associate professor and chair of English at Jackson State University. She writes, teaches, and thinks most about Black women's resistance and Global South literature.
2022-06-2903 minRemarkable ReceptionsJesmyn Ward's Sing, Unburied, Sing -- episode by Ebony LumumbaUnderstanding the reception to Ward’s novel Episode written by Ebony Lumumba. Ebony Lumumba, Ph.D. is an associate professor and chair of English at Jackson State University. She writes, teaches, and thinks most about Black women's resistance and Global South literature.
2022-06-2815 min
Mississippi Edition5/5/2022 - Abortion | Writer Jesmyn WardPerspectives on the leak that indicates the Supreme Court is prepared to uphold Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban, and overturn Roe v. Wade. And, we talk with writer Jesmyn Ward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-05-0524 min
The Freedom TakesThe Past's Presence: Jesmyn WardIn today’s episode, Jesmyn Ward reads from her third novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing, which is at once a bildungsroman, a ghost story, an epic, and a road novel. In portraying the suck of Parchman Prison on the generations of one Mississippi family, Ward deftly explores how the real threat of incarceration haunts these psyches and, in turn, these familial relationships. In this moving conversation, Ward reflects on living with grief, on listening for communications from beyond our immediate reality, and on the central commitments of her work: to restore agency to the kinds of characters too often denied a...
2021-07-2639 min
Late Night with Seth Meyers PodcastLate Night Lit: Maggie O'Farrell | Jesmyn WardOn today's episode of our books podcast, Late Night's Sarah Jenks-Daly speaks with Maggie O'Farrell, award-winning novelist and author of Hamnet.She also talks to two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward to discuss her new monthly book club with Literati.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-06-2833 min
2021-03-1705 min
Book ReviewMen We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward (Book Review)Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward (Book Review)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
2021-03-1705 min
WhatstheTbookclubFebruary's Book: Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardWhat's the "T"? I provide you all with my "T" on February's novel, Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. Here's my insight on two prominent themes I relate to from the novel. Additionally, I discuss March's novel.
2021-02-2809 min
Mississippi Arts HourThe Mississippi Arts Hour | Jesmyn WardLeslie Barker talks with this year’s Governor’s Arts Awards honoree for Excellence in Literature, Jesmyn Ward. The first woman to win the National Book Award twice, a recipient of a McArthur Genius Grant, and one of Time Magazine’s Most Influential People of 2018, Ward’s writing pulls deeply from her Mississippi roots. It’s a conversation about storytelling, community, education, and life in DeLisle, MississippiPhoto Credit: Beowulf Sheehan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-02-1548 minMississippi Arts HourThe Mississippi Arts Hour | Jesmyn WardLeslie Barker talks with this year’s Governor’s Arts Awards honoree for Excellence in Literature, Jesmyn Ward. The first woman to win the National Book Award twice, a recipient of a McArthur Genius Grant, and one of Time Magazine’s Most Influential People of 2018, Ward’s writing pulls deeply from her Mississippi roots. It’s a conversation about storytelling, community, education, and life in DeLisle, MississippiPhoto Credit: Beowulf Sheehan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-02-1548 min
The Most Dangerous Thing in AmericaJesmyn Ward - Sing, Unburied, SingA discussion of Jesmyn Ward's 2017 novel "Sing, Unburied, Sing."
2021-01-2818 min
Revel RevelOur Political, Our Personal, and Our Spiritual LivesInterview with Vanessa Garrison. Vanessa says many cool things such as: "in the mindset to receive the message of the book" ... "take the time to learn yourself"... "one divine order of things"... "the universe has lined my life up in a beautiful way" ... "this is so much bigger than the politics of the United States" ... "you cannot heal what you cannot feel" that made it hard to pick one title for this episode. But since it was recorded a week after the 2020 election and I'm publishing at the beginning of 2021...here's another: "we can't move forward as...
2021-01-0300 min
Escape To Your Day With A Game-Changing Full Audiobook.Men We Reaped by Jesmyn WardPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/168307to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Men We Reaped
Author: Jesmyn Ward
Narrator: January LaVoy
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 01-01-21
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 237 ratings
Genres: Racism & Discrimination
Publisher's Summary:
In five years, Jesmyn Ward lost five young men in her life - to drugs, accidents, suicide, and the bad luck that can follow people who live in poverty, particularly Black men. Dealing with these losses, one after another, made Jesmyn ask the question: Why? And as she began to write, she realized the truth - and it took her...
2021-01-017h 19
The Archive ProjectMitchell Jackson & Jesmyn Ward (Rebroadcast)Jesmyn Ward is the author of the National Book Award-winning novels Sing, Unburied, Sing and Salvage the Bones, and the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning memoir Men We Reaped. Ward is in conversation with Mitchell S. Jackson, Whiting Award-winner, native Portlander, and author of the novel The Residue Years and nonfiction book Survival Math (forthcoming 2019). Both Ward and Jackson address the uncomfortable realities of the black experience in America in their work. In this conversation between real-life friends and colleagues, Ward and Jackson seriously discuss the issues of systemic racism, poverty, and violence that are central to their works. Despite t...
2020-07-2956 min
Damned Scribbling WomenDSW Episode 1: Replace Hawthorne with Jesmyn Ward, Celeste Ng & Elizabeth George SpeareNathaniel’s Hathorne’s The Scarlet Letter has been read a billion times. Replace that worn-out thing with these far superior, thematic-adjacent novels, written by women who don’t throw tantrums and blame their literary success or failure on whatever it is men are up to: Celeste Ng: Little Fires Everywhere Jesmyn Ward: Salvage the Bones Elizabeth George Speare: The Witch of Blackbird Pond NOTE: The author Ta-Nehisi Coates's name is pronounced Tah-Nuh-Hah-See - not the way Leigh said it, with the weird 'sh' sound because she is an anxious and inexpe...
2020-06-2432 min
Art Works PodcastJesmyn WardToday, we re-visit a discussion with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward about her memoir Men We Reaped. In her memoir, Jesmyn attempts to understand the death of five young black men, including her beloved brother Joshua. But more broadly, her subject is what it means to be a black man in the south. Jesmyn uses her formidable literary skill to give voice and texture to poor, rural, black Mississippians struggling against poverty and racism in a world with no forgiveness. It’s an important and beautifully-written work with much to teach us today. And, Jesmyn Ward is as...
2020-06-0429 min
Start: This Must-Listen Full Audiobook For Book-Lovers.Navigate Your Stars by Jesmyn WardPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/167746to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Navigate Your Stars
Author: Jesmyn Ward
Narrator: Jesmyn Ward
Format: mp3
Length: 19 mins
Release date: 04-30-20
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Poverty & Homelessness
Publisher's Summary:
As an adult, I learned this: persist. Work hard. Face rejection, weather the setbacks, until you meet the gatekeeper who will open a door for you. Jesmyn Ward grew up in a poor, rural community in Mississippi. Today, as the first woman to win the National Book Award twice, she is celebrated as one of America’s greatest living writers. Navigate Your St...
2020-04-3019 min
Conversations on MPBJesmyn WardAmerican Novelist and Tulane Professor Jesmyn Ward talks about the gift of storytelling that has earned her numerous accolades including two National Book Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-06-1126 min
The Sleepover PodcastBook Club: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn WardIt's that time of the month! Book club review! Check out what we thought about Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward. Listen in to hear what the next book is for June!
2019-06-1028 min
OPB's State of WonderJesmyn Ward & Mitchell Jackson | Arts Hub On The Move | Portland Parks Art Budget CutsHome can be a place you love and a palace of mixed feelings. But at its best, home is the place where you can be seen and feel understood.As we kick back in the folding chair with a frosty glass and some porch music, we’re thinking about all the comforts of home. Writers Jesmyn Ward and Mitchell S. Jackson trade stories about recreating the places they grew up. A dozen nonprofits make a home away from home. And some beloved assets of Portland’s parks system — its arts resources — get ready to transition off the city budget.
2019-06-0150 minThe Archive ProjectMitchell Jackson & Jesmyn WardJesmyn Ward is the author of the National Book Award-winning novels Sing, Unburied, Sing and Salvage the Bones, and the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning memoir Men We Reaped. Ward is in conversation with Mitchell S. Jackson, Whiting Award-winner, native Portlander, and author of the novel The Residue Years and nonfiction book Survival Math (forthcoming 2019). Both Ward and Jackson address the uncomfortable realities of the black experience in America in their work. In this conversation between real-life friends and colleagues, Ward and Jackson seriously discuss the issues of systemic racism, poverty, and violence that are central to their works. Despite t...
2019-04-1855 min
Book Squad Podcast039: Just Out Here Tackling Systemic Oppression, NBDIn celebration of Jesmyn Ward coming to Lawrence on April 11th (tickets are free but required), we discussed Salvage the Bones, a novel that tackles many, many social issues in an incredibly human way. That is to say... beautiful and devastating All. Of. The. Time.
Show notes: https://lplks.org/blogs/post/039-systemic-oppression/
Bookish News:
All the Light We Cannot See will be adapted to a Netlfix limited series
There There by Tommy Orange won the PEN/Hemingway award for best debut novel! Hooray!
.....Not to say that we predicted these things, but we HAVE discussed both of these books on t...
2019-04-0452 min
Write On, Mississippi!Write On, Mississippi! Chapter 5: Jesmyn WardJesmyn Ward is an American novelist and an associate professor of English at Tulane University. She won the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction for her second novel, Salvage the Bones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-03-0532 minWrite On, Mississippi!Write On, Mississippi! Chapter 5: Jesmyn WardJesmyn Ward is an American novelist and an associate professor of English at Tulane University. She won the 2011 National Book Award for Fiction for her second novel, Salvage the Bones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-03-0532 min
Better the Bookshelf PodcastEp. 25 - Salvage The Bones by Jesmyn WardJacob and Ryan swim through a swift current of Jesmyn Ward's National Book Award-winning novel, 'Salvage The Bones'. We'll just go ahead and say now that this is well worth the read.
2019-02-251h 08
Literary Roadhouse BookclubSing, Unburied, Sing - Jesmyn Ward - Literary Roadhouse Bookclub Ep 22Discussion Notes: Sing, Unburied, Sing In November we read Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward. Next month we will read American Pastoral by Philip Roth. Rated: Difficult Themes, One F-bomb Gerald, Anais, and Colette discuss Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward, a book the three of them thoroughly enjoyed. Despite being under 300 pages long, the...
The post Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward | Literary Roadhouse Bookclub Ep 22 appeared first on Literary Roadhouse.
2018-12-0900 min
The TLS PodcastJesmyn Ward’s lyrical fiction - a bonus episodeJesmyn Ward’s most recent novel Sing, Unburied Sing won the National Book Award in 2017 and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction this year. In this bonus episode, Jesmyn Ward talks to Roz Dineen about fiction, her characters, living through Hurricane Katrina, and the enormous burden of empathy. This continues a conversation started earlier in the year - and included in the podcast of April 26 - when Jesmyn discussed The Fire This Time, a collection of essays she had edited about racial politics and experience in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati
2018-06-0731 min
Saturday ReviewAnon, Life and Fate, Patrick Melrose, Jesmyn Ward: Sing Unburied Sing, Asterix at London's Jewish MuseumIs a world without crime a utopia or a dystopia if the price is total constant surveillance by the state? British thriller Anon is set in a world where wanting to be anonymous makes you the subject of society's suspicions. It stars Clive Owen as a detective investigating gruesome murders.
Russian theatre director Lev Dodin's production of Vasily Grossman's novel Life and Fate comes to the UK for a very limited run
Benedict Cumberbatch stars in David Nicholl's adaptation of the Patrick Melrose stories for Sky Atlantic.
Jesmyn Ward's novel Sing Unburied Sing was one of Barack Obama's best...
2018-05-1248 min
Little Atoms510 - Jesmyn Ward's Sing, Unburied, SingJesmyn Ward received her MFA from the University of Michigan and has received the MacArthur 'Genius' Grant, a Stegner Fellowship, a John and Renee Grisham Writers Residency and the Strauss Living Prize. She is the first female author to win two National Book Awards for Fiction, for Sing, Unburied, Sing (2017) and Salvage the Bones(2011). She is also the editor of the anthology The Fire This Time, the author of the memoir Men We Reaped and the author of the novel Where the Line Bleeds. She is currently an associate professor of creative writing at Tulane University and lives in Mississippi. Hosted...
2018-05-0831 minThe StacksEp. 4 Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward — The Stacks Book Club (Sarah Fong)On this week of The Stacks, PhD candidate Sarah Fong is back, and we're talking about Jesmyn Ward's memoir, Men We Reaped. Our conversation dives into the deaths of five Black men in Ward's life, and what these deaths say about the greater experience of Black people in America. We discuss substance abuse, mental health, grief, systemic racism and a lot more. There are spoilers in this episode, so if you've yet to read the book proceed with caution. You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/04/25/ep-4-the-stacks-book-club-men-we-reaped-by-jesmyn-ward
2018-04-2555 min
For RealBonus: Jesmyn Ward RecommendsPlease enjoy this bonus excerpt, courtesy of the Recommended podcast, featuring Jesmyn Ward recommending Edward E. Baptist's The Half Has Never Been Told.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2018-04-2407 min
That's What She Did PodcastJesmyn WardProfessor Jesmyn Ward is at the forefront of showcasing the stories of Black and Brown people as literary works that are universal and relatable. After overcoming her own creative hurdles in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Professor Ward has gone on to write award-winning novels and share the humanity, trials and triumphs of her characters with audiences worldwide.
2018-03-2125 min
The DripThe Drip Episode Two: Jesmyn Ward's SING, UNBURIED, SINGThe Drip is back for another hot episode in which: Crystal diplomatically disagrees, Adriana wonders what a plait is, Anita takes over as show host, and Todd bungles a fifteen second history of African American literature! Oh -- and of course, we talk about Jesmyn Ward's novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing. You're going to love this one. We've got new music, we're a tad more organized, and we've kept the whole thing to under an hour -- just like a real podcast. You don't want to miss it!
2018-03-0651 min
OverdueEp 283 - Salvage the Bones, by Jesmyn WardJesmyn Ward's second novel Salvage the Bones is the story of a family in rural Mississippi in the twelve days leading up to Hurricane Katrina's landfall. Equal parts intimate and mythic in proportion, Salvage the Bones is a moving portrait of perseverance. Join us for a discussion of feline biological warfare, Medea Medea Medea, and unfortunate canines. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2018-02-0556 min
The Greenlight Bookstore PodcastEpisode 22: Jesmyn Ward + Ayana Mathis (October 24, 2017)National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward talked with fellow author Ayana Mathis about Sing, Unburied, Sing, Ward’s beautiful, searing novel of a haunted rural south, in front of a packed house at Greenlight's Fort Greene store location. Mathis and Ward engaged with topics including ghosts as a manifestation of racial violence, the true and horrific history of Mississippi’s Parchman prison, how a writer can push back against dehumanization by depicting the complex inner lives of poor people, the desire to take care of one’s troubled characters, and the ways in which history bears down on the present.
2017-10-2456 min
Minorities in PublishingEpisode 63: Interview with Jesmyn Ward[This interview was conducted via phone and edited/amplified, so there may be some audio variation.] Jenn speaks with National Book Award winner, and recent longlist nominee, Jesmyn Ward about her new novel Sing, Unburied Sing; the work that went into her NYT bestselling anthology The Fire This Time, and societal influence on the aging and demonization of Black children.
2017-09-2823 min
The Book ReviewJesmyn Ward on 'Sing, Unburied, Sing'Ward discusses her new novel; David Dobbs on five new books about Darwin; and Kristin Cashore talks about “Jane, Unlimited.”
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2017-09-231h 02
RecommendedRecommended Ep. #3: Annalee Newitz and Jesmyn WardIn this episode, Annalee Newitz recommends The Mount by Carol Emshwiller and Jesmyn Ward recommends The Half Has Never Been Told by Edward E. Baptist. This episode of Recommended is sponsored by Spinning by Tillie Walden. To enter the giveaway of all twelve of the books sponsoring this season of Recommended, go to FierceReadsRecommended.com. You can subscribe to Recommended in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or in your podcast player of choice. The show can also be found on Stitcher here.
See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
2017-09-2017 min
A Phone Call From PaulA Conversation with Jesmyn WardIn this episode, Paul Holdengraber talks to the writer Jesmyn Ward about her latest book, "Sing, Unburied, Sing," the art of the profile, and reading history. For more, visit LitHub.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2017-09-1937 min
The Dinner Party Download393: Jesmyn Ward, Matt Berninger, and Future Islands’ Pet-Friendly PlaylistAuthor Jesmyn Ward admits to some guilty pleasures… The threesome behind Future Islands DJs the ultimate “grill and chill” playlist – pets allowed… Director Theo Anthony remembers what it’s like to have Werner Herzog as your teacher… The National’s Matt Berninger explains the perks of being a rock star *and* a dad… Librarian Annie Spence […]
2017-09-0800 min
Explore the Latest Free Audiobooks in Better in Audio, Celebrity NarratorsSing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel by Jesmyn WardPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301458 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel Author: Jesmyn Ward Narrator: Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Chris Chalk, Rutina Wesley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 5, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.1 of Total 156 Ratings of Narrator: 4.47 of Total 34 Genres: Celebrity Narrators Publisher's Summary: *Selected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times * WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD and A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and...
2017-09-0503 min
TK with James Scott: A Writing, Reading, & Books PodcastEp. 29: Michael Farris Smith & Steve Iwanski from Turnrow Book Co.Michael Farris Smith and James figured out pretty early on in the conversation that they were cut from the same cloth. Michael is the author of THE HANDS OF STRANGERS, RIVERS, and his latest novel, DESPERATION ROAD, is out now. He and James discuss following the story, not thinking too hard, realizing something is boring, and how the rise and fall of music can serve as a model for fiction. Then, Steve Iwanski, manager of Turnrow Book Co., talks about his store and recommends books. - Michael Farris Smith: https://michaelfarrissmith.com/
2017-03-141h 40
Begin A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Best-Selling.The Fire This Time by Jesmyn WardPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/168305to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Fire This Time
Author: Jesmyn Ward
Narrator: Cherise Boothe, Michael Early, Kevin R. Free, Korey Jackson, Susan Spain
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
Release date: 08-04-16
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 247 ratings
Genres: Racism & Discrimination
Publisher's Summary:
2016-08-045h 36Art Works PodcastJesmyn WardIn her memoir Men We Reaped, Jesmyn Ward attempts to understand the links in the untimely deaths of her brother and four friends.
2014-10-2328 min
Book FightEp 53-Jesmyn Ward, Men We ReapedWard's memoir recounts the deaths of five young black men in her hometown of DeLisle, Mississippi, including the car accident that killed her younger brother. We talk about de facto segregation in the American South, writing about family members, and amateur sociology. We also bring back our Sticks and Stones segment, read a couple more donor rejections, and try to figure out what happens in the 4th dimension.
2014-02-031h 08
Life StoriesLife Stories #44: Jesmyn WardSubscribe to Life Stories in iTunes
photo: Tony Cook
Two years ago, I met Jesmyn Ward just after she’d won the National Book Award for her second novel, Salvage the Bones. Up until then, she and her publisher had had a hard time getting the mainstream literary media to take a look at her work—a situation that’s happily improved for her new memoir, Men We Reaped.
In this episode of Life Stories, we talk about why Ward says writing this memoir, which is not just about her life but about...
2013-10-0722 min