Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Jesmyn Ward's books

0 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:0.0

Jesmyn Ward’s Followers (9,907)

Jesmyn’s Bookshelves

to-read (0)
currently-reading (0)
read (0)
did-not-finish (0)

Jesmyn’s Friends (18)

Maleka

2,885 books | 170 friends

Summer Smith

703 books | 98 friends

Mary

2,072 books | 39 friends

Denise

3,977 books | 182 friends

Kasia

4,688 books | 116 friends

Julie Wann

1,407 books | 239 friends

Sully

1,241 books | 3 friends

Kendall

178 books | 185 friends

More friends…

Jesmyn Ward

Goodreads Author

Member Since

April 2014

edit data

Jesmyn Ward is the author of Where the Line Bleeds, Salvage the Bones, and Men We Reaped. She is a former Stegner Fellow (Stanford University) and Grisham Writer in Residence at the University of Mississippi. She is an associate professor of Creative Writing at Tulane University.

Her work has appeared in BOMB, A Public Space and The Oxford American.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Jesmyn Ward questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Jesmyn Ward’s books

Average rating: 3.96 · 1,006,350 ratings · 59,811 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sing, Unburied, Sing 3.99 avg rating — 152,474 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salvage the Bones 3.96 avg rating — 76,356 ratings — published 2011 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let Us Descend 3.68 avg rating — 39,924 ratings — published 2023 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Men We Reaped: A Memoir 4.30 avg rating — 30,275 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race 4.34 avg rating — 9,822 ratings — published 2016 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Line Bleeds 3.78 avg rating — 5,712 ratings — published 2006 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Navigate Your Stars by Jesmyn Ward (Goodreads Author), Gina Triplett (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 3,710 ratings — published 2020 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Swamp 3.74 avg rating — 2,024 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Witness and Respair 4.41 avg rating — 1,221 ratings — published 2026 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Short Stories 2021 by Jesmyn Ward (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Heidi Pitlor (Goodreads Author) (Series Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 1,310 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Jesmyn Ward…

14 posts
Jesmyn Ward's Blog

pink matter

Revision is kicking my ass, and this song is helping me through the rough spots. It's an elixir of a few of my favorite things: Andre 3000 and Frank Ocean (artistic Southern boys), haunting melodies, allusions to space, sex, and an esoteric, violent sensei who must be Pai Mei. Enjoy.

Series by Jesmyn Ward

Bois Sauvage (3 books)
by

Jesmyn Ward (Goodreads Author)

3.98 avg rating — 234,534 ratings

Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? We’ve got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day, according to early...

Polls

July is general/literary fiction month. This is the third of our advance polls through September (check your messages...I sent out a broadcast about this to all members). Voting is open until April 15th.

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Jesmyn Ward

3 votes, 50.0%

The Nest

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

1 vote, 16.7%

Faithful

Alice Hoffman

1 vote, 16.7%

The Dream Daughter

Diane Chamberlain

1 vote, 16.7%

Fates and Furies

Lauren Groff

0 votes, 0.0%

6 total votes

comments and details

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Literary Fiction ...: Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominees	23	98	Aug 25, 2009 07:39PM
Literary Fiction ...: Coming Attractions - 2011	52	136	Dec 27, 2011 10:34PM
Literary Fiction ...: Jesmyn Ward and Nikki Finney Win National Book Awards	5	53	Jan 03, 2012 08:47AM
Literary Fiction ...: McFadden's "Gathering of Waters" reviewed by Jesmyn Ward in NYT	2	43	Feb 12, 2012 01:27PM
Literary Fiction ...: Discussion: Salvage The Bones	185	275	Apr 24, 2012 12:53PM
Reading with Style: Spring 2012 Reading w/Style Completed Tasks	952	278	May 31, 2012 08:59PM