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Exploring Diverse Authors

Discover a vibrant collection of literary voices on our Diverse Authors at Diverse Reads Bookstore. Immerse yourself in narratives that celebrate cultural richness, perspectives, and experiences from around the world. From thought-provoking essays to captivating fiction, our curated selection highlights the power of diversity in storytelling. Explore the works of talented authors who amplify underrepresented voices and expand your reading horizons with us.
  • Deep Song and Other Poems - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    Deep Song and Other Poems

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    A selection of early poetry, mostly narrative, some previously published in Iowa Review and Callaloo literary journals. Some previously unpublished...

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  • The Ancestor: A Street Play - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    The Ancestor: A Street Play

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    A lyrical, ritual play that involves the "legend" of Palmares, a settlement of escaped or fugitive slaves in 17th century Brazil. Fourteen times th...

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  • Song for Anniho - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    Song for Anniho

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    This exquisite book-length poem is set in colonial Brazil, following the destruction of Palmares, the last of seven fugitive slave enclaves beset b...

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  • Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments - Hardcover | Diverse Reads
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    Butter: Novellas, Stories, and Fragments

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    A wide-ranging collection, including two novellas and ten stories exploring complex identities, from the acclaimed author of Corregidora, The Heali...

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  • Song for Almeyda and Song for Anninho - Hardcover | Diverse Reads
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    Song for Almeyda and Song for Anninho

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    "Jones's great achievement is to reckon with both history and interiority, and to collapse the boundary between them."--Anna Wiener, The New Yorker...

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  • The Birdcatcher - Paperback | Diverse Reads
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    The Birdcatcher

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    NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST 2022Publishers Weekly Top 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2022“Gayl Jones’s work represents a watershed in American literature."—Im...

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    Corregidora

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    One of The New Yorker’s “The Best Books We Read in 2020” picks“Jones’s great achievement is to reckon with both history and interiority, and to c...

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  • Palmares - Hardcover | Diverse Reads
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    Palmares

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    Notes From Black ReadsIt was Kiese Laymon, acclaimed author of Heavy and Long Division, who introduced us to Gayl Jones' indelible debut, Corre...

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  • Palmares - Paperback | Diverse Reads

    Palmares

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    Notes From Black ReadsIt was Kiese Laymon, acclaimed author of Heavy and Long Division, who introduced us to Gayl Jones' indelible debut, Corre...

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  • Mosquito - Paperback | Diverse Reads
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    Mosquito

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    “Jones’s great achievement is to reckon with both history and interiority, and to collapse the boundary between them.”—Anna Wiener, The New Yorke...

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