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Interview: Jesmyn Ward made the journey through grief alongside her characters in "Let Us Descend"
Let Us Descend
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Men We Reaped
- A Memoir
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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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....
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Tough but important
- By Anonymous User on 09-26-21
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Men We Reaped
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 01-01-21
- Language: English
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Salvage the Bones
- A Novel
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Jesmyn Ward, two-time National Book Award winner and author of Sing, Unburied, Sing, delivers a gritty but tender novel about family and poverty in the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina....
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Good but I wish I hadn't read it.
- By Anonymous User on 01-26-21
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Salvage the Bones
- A Novel
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Series: Bois Sauvage
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 01-01-21
- Language: English
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Let Us Descend
- A Novel
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Jesmyn Ward
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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From “one of America’s finest living writers” (San Francisco Chronicle) and “heir apparent to Toni Morrison” (LitHub)—comes a haunting masterpiece about an enslaved girl in the years before the Civil War.
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Usually I enjoy an author reading…
- By Anonymous User on 11-04-23
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Let Us Descend
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Jesmyn Ward
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 10-24-23
- Language: English
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Sing, Unburied, Sing
- A Novel
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chris Chalk, Rutina Wesley
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing journeys through Mississippi's past and present....
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Lyric & sensual writing, devastating story
- By Anonymous User on 11-13-17
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Sing, Unburied, Sing
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chris Chalk, Rutina Wesley
- Series: Bois Sauvage
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 09-05-17
- Language: English
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Mother Swamp
- A Point in Time collection
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Kimberly Woods
- Length: 42 mins
- Unabridged
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A fever dream of the past that ripples outward to the modern world, this powerful short story by two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward draws inspiration from the hidden communities built by people escaping slavery....
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Constant repetition!
- By Anonymous User on 10-06-24
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Mother Swamp
- A Point in Time collection
- Narrated by: Kimberly Woods
- Series: A Point in Time collection
- Length: 42 mins
- Release date: 07-28-22
- Language: English
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The Best American Short Stories 2021
- By: Jesmyn Ward - editor, Heidi Pitlor - editor
- Narrated by: LIsa Flanagan LIsa Flanagan, Robin Eller, Tre Hall, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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Celebrated two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward offers a collection of short stories that renders profoundly empathetic depictions of the variety of human experience....
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Fair listen
- By Anonymous User on 11-10-21
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The Best American Short Stories 2021
- Narrated by: LIsa Flanagan LIsa Flanagan, Robin Eller, Tre Hall, Katy Tang, Emily Ellet, Ryan Vincent Anderson, Alex Meraz, Adan Rocha, Piper Goodeve, Frankie Maria Corzo, Sterling Sulieman, JD Jackson, Brittany Pressley, Robert Fass, Bahni Turpin
- Series: Best American
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 10-12-21
- Language: English
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The Fire This Time
- A New Generation Speaks About Race
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe, Michael Early, Kevin R. Free, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin’s 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time, as a jumping0off point for this groundbreaking collection of essays and poems....
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Delusion shattering
- By Anonymous User on 06-12-20
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The Fire This Time
- A New Generation Speaks About Race
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe, Michael Early, Kevin R. Free, Korey Jackson, Susan Spain
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 08-04-16
- Language: English
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Where the Line Bleeds
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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Where the Line Bleeds is a rich tale of twins raised by their grandmother in a stiflingly poor rural community on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi....
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Great book!
- By Anonymous User on 08-14-18
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Where the Line Bleeds
- Narrated by: Myra Lucretia Taylor
- Series: Bois Sauvage
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 03-09-10
- Language: English
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A Point in Time
- One Moment Can Make History
- By: Martha Hall Kelly, Paula McLain, Olivia Hawker, and others
- Narrated by: Nina Yndis, Malcolm Hillgartner, Scott Lange, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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In these moving short stories, acclaimed authors examine the foundations of the past, uncovering the irreversible decisions and life-changing encounters that mark the turning point between before and after....
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A Point in Time
- One Moment Can Make History
- Narrated by: Nina Yndis, Malcolm Hillgartner, Scott Lange, Liz Femi, Lisa Flanagan, Tamala Shelton, Kimberly Woods
- Series: A Point in Time collection
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 07-28-22
- Language: English
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Salvage the Bones
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Series: Bois Sauvage
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 01-01-21
- Language: English
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Navigate Your Stars
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Jesmyn Ward
- Length: 19 mins
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For Tulane University's 2018 commencement, Jesmyn Ward delivered a stirring speech about the value of hard work and the importance of respect for oneself and others....
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I'm Happy She Never Gave Up.
- By Anonymous User on 12-24-20
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Navigate Your Stars
- Narrated by: Jesmyn Ward
- Length: 19 mins
- Release date: 04-14-20
- Language: English
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Men We Reaped
- A Memoir
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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Men We Reaped
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 01-01-21
- Language: English
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Sing, Unburied, Sing
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chris Chalk, Rutina Wesley
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing examines the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power - and limitations - of family bonds....
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Sing, Unburied, Sing
- Narrated by: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chris Chalk, Rutina Wesley
- Series: Bois Sauvage
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 11-15-17
- Language: English
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Let Us Descend
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Jesmyn Ward
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching....
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terribly written, the plot has such promise yet falls flat with no triumph just tragedy.
- By Anonymous User on 01-16-24
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Let Us Descend
- Narrated by: Jesmyn Ward
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-24-23
- Language: English
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Salvare le ossa
- Trilogia di Bois Sauvage
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Valentina Bellè
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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Un uragano minaccia Bois Sauvage, in Mississippi. In un avvallamento chiamato la Fossa, tra rottami, baracche e boschi, vive la famiglia...
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Salvare le ossa
- Trilogia di Bois Sauvage
- Narrated by: Valentina Bellè
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 05-23-19
- Language: Italian
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Le Chant des revenants
- By: Jesmyn Ward, Charles Recoursé - traducteur
- Narrated by: Marcha Van Boven, Félix Vannoorenberghe
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Jojo n'a que treize ans mais c'est déjà l'homme de la maison. Son grand-père lui a tout appris : nourrir les animaux de la ferme, s'occuper de sa grand-mère malade...
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Le Chant des revenants
- Narrated by: Marcha Van Boven, Félix Vannoorenberghe
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 02-13-20
- Language: French
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La canción de los vivos y los muertos [The Song of the Living and the Dead]
- By: Jesmyn Ward, Francisco González López
- Narrated by: Ana Viñuela
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Jojo, de trece años, y su hermana menor Kayla viven con sus abuelos negros en una granja en la costa del Golfo de Misisipi, con la compañía siempre esporádica de su madre, Leonie, una mujer que desearía ser mejor madre de lo que es....
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La canción de los vivos y los muertos [The Song of the Living and the Dead]
- Narrated by: Ana Viñuela
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 10-10-24
- Language: Spanish
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Navigate Your Stars
- Narrated by: Jesmyn Ward
- Length: 19 mins
- Release date: 04-30-20
- Language: English
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The Fire This Time
- A New Generation Speaks About Race
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe, Michael Early, Kevin R Free, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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Edited by two-time National Book Award winner and Women’s Prize shortlisted-author Jesmyn Ward, a timely and groundbreaking collection of essays and poems about race in America....
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The Fire This Time
- A New Generation Speaks About Race
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe, Michael Early, Kevin R Free, Korey Jackson, Susan Spain
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 08-04-20
- Language: English
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Where the Line Bleeds
- By: Jesmyn Ward
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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Joshua and Christophe are twins, raised by a blind grandmother and a large extended family in a rural town on Mississippi's Gulf Coast....
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Where the Line Bleeds
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Series: Bois Sauvage
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 04-19-18
- Language: English
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