Jesmyn Ward's most recommended books

We've asked 12,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Jesmyn Ward.

Chosen by 9 people

Books like Salvage the Bones

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Books like Men We Reaped

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Books like Sing, Unburied, Sing

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Books like Let Us Descend

Book lists with Jesmyn Ward's books

22 authors created a book list with a book by Jesmyn Ward as one of their picks.

• Children fighting for their life in a confronting adult world
• Books about grief and family written by women
• Horrific fictional floods
• Books about rural America
• Understanding the American South
• Governing disasters in a changing climate

Book lists connected to Jesmyn Ward's books

326 authors created a book list connected to Jesmyn Ward's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• Stranger – and funnier – than fiction
• Lesser-known Civil Rights
• Underdogs overcoming impossible odds
• Where a hot mess is presented as an empowering lifestyle
• Historical fiction featuring women who aren’t queens
• Religion humor violence love racism co-exist in US

Genres connected to Jesmyn Ward's books

Topics connected to Jesmyn Ward's books