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This event is in the past.It took place on April 16, 2026 at Wheeler Hall Auditorium.
Literature TalkLiterature TalkHear Jesmyn Ward, the two-time National Book Award winner hailed as "the new Toni Morrison," read and discuss her work. Her novels weave Hurricane Katrina's legacy with Mississippi Gulf Coast stories of grief, resilience, and kinship.
literary event
author talk
MacArthur Genius
National Book Award winner
Tips
đź“š"the new Toni Morrison" (American Booksellers Association)
🏆first woman of color to win National Book Award for Fiction twice
2026 Bedri Distinguished Writer Series: Jesmyn Ward
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Literature TalkLiterature TalkHear Jesmyn Ward, the two-time National Book Award winner hailed as "the new Toni Morrison," read and discuss her work. Her novels weave Hurricane Katrina's legacy with Mississippi Gulf Coast stories of grief, resilience, and kinship.
literary event
author talk
MacArthur Genius
National Book Award winner
Tips
đź“š"the new Toni Morrison" (American Booksellers Association)
🏆first woman of color to win National Book Award for Fiction twice
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