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Jesmyn Ward

2

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4

shortlists

40

score

Books from Jesmyn Ward that won awards or were shortlisted.

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  1. Sing, Unburied, Sing cover
    Sing, Unburied, Sing

    2018

    24

    score

    • WonNational Book Award for Fiction (2017)Major
    • ShortlistedAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction (2018)Major
    • ShortlistedWomen's Prize for Fiction (2018)Major
    • ShortlistedNational Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2017)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  2. Salvage the Bones cover
    Salvage the Bones

    2012

    12

    score

    • WonNational Book Award for Fiction (2011)Major
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  3. Let Us Descend cover
    Let Us Descend

    2023

    4

    score

    • ShortlistedAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction (2024)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon

Recent Standouts (2020+)

  1. 1Stephen Graham Jones90 score
  2. 2T. Kingfisher78 score
  3. 3Percival Everett64 score
  4. 4Adrian Tchaikovsky61 score
  5. 5Martha Wells51 score
  6. 6Silvia Moreno-Garcia49 score
  7. 7Darcie Little Badger44 score
  8. 8Alix E. Harrow42 score
  9. 9Charlie Jane Anders40 score
  10. 10R. F. Kuang37 score

Most Prolific Authors

  1. 1C. J. Cherryh39 books
  2. 2Stephen King38 books
  3. 3Gene Wolfe28 books
  4. 4Terry Pratchett25 books
  5. 5Stephen Baxter24 books
  6. 6Orson Scott Card22 books
  7. 7Poul Anderson22 books
  8. 8Sheri S. Tepper21 books
  9. 9Greg Bear20 books
  10. 10Hardcover20 books