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Jesmyn Ward (Arlington Reads 2015) Wins Nations Book Award

Post Published: November 16, 2017

Jesmyn Ward, an Arlington Reads 2015 featured author, has just won the National Book Award for her new novel “Sing, Unburied, Sing,” making her the first woman to win the award twice for fiction.

Her previous win was for her second novel, “Salvage the Bones,” in 2011.

In October of this year, Ward was also one of this year’s MacArthur fellowship recipients (often called the “genius grant”), along with Arlington Reads 2017 author Viet Thanh Nguyen.

Jesmyn Ward and the book cover of "Sing, Unburied, Sing"

Ward visited Arlington on April 8, 2015, as that year’s featured Arlington Reads non-fiction author, for her memoir, “Men We Reaped.”

She spoke to enthusiastic students at Marymount University in the afternoon…

Jesmyn Ward at Marymount University in 2015 for Arlington Reads

And in the evening she addressed a packed audience at Central Library.

Jesmyn Ward at Central library in 2015 for Arlington Reads

In both locations she signed books and talked to her readers – you can see many more photos from both talks on flickr.

Arlington Reads is an annual program that promotes thoughtful discussion and the joy of reading throughout Arlington County. Visit our Arlington Reads playlist on youtube to see more (due to author contracts, not all programs are available on video.)

 

November 16, 2017 by Web Editor Filed Under: App, News

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