Robert Jones Jr. on The Prophets: A Novel: Fiction Robert Jones Jr.’s The Prophets – his debut novel – tells the story of Samuel and Isaiah, slaves whose love creates a refuge in a world ruled by vicious masters. But when an older man, a fellow slave, seeks to gain favor by preaching the master’s...
Between Starshine and Clay: Narratives of Black Bodily Autonomy One can describe the novels of Robert Jones, Jr. and Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa as historical fiction, set in 19th-century plantations in Mississippi and Puerto Rico respectively. Jones Jr.’s 2021 award winning novel, The Prophets, centers on two male lovers, Isaiah and Samuel, carving out space for their own...
Ring in the new year among fellow PEN America Members and supporters at our annual New Year New Books Party in New York City! As we welcome 2023, let us also gather in celebration and defense of the written word. The past year has seen alarming drives in legislatures, school districts, and communities nationwide to ban books...
The Center for Fiction welcomes Jamila Minnicks for a rich conversation on her acclaimed debut novel, Moonrise Over New Jessup, winner of the 2021 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. In this enchanting novel, Alice arrives in New Jessup, a thriving, self-sufficient Black community where people are skeptical of those lobbying for integration. There, she falls in...
Save the date for the return of the Writers at Rutgers series. Writers at Rutgers is an exchange between well-known writers of diverse backgrounds and the Rutgers students and faculty. Robert Jones, Jr., is the author of The New York Times bestselling novel, The Prophets, which won the 2022 Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award for Debut...
The Marygrove Conservancy is pleased to announce that the thirty-fourth guest in the Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series (CAALS) is novelist and essayist Robert Jones, Jr. Jones--not to be confused with Detroit’s great storyteller and musician Rev. Robert B. Jones, Sr.--is the author of The New York Times bestselling novel The Prophets and the creator of the social justice...
Greenlight and St. Joseph's University are honored to welcome award-winning author and electric new voice Cleyvis Natera to celebrate the paperback release of her hit debut novel, Neruda on the Park. A beautifully layered portrait of family, friendship, and ambition, Neruda on the Park weaves a rich and vivid tapestry of community and the sacrifices we make to...
The 2023 Schomburg Center Literary Festival programming features some of the most talented writers and influential figures in culture today. The festival is built on the foundation created by Arturo Schomburg—encouraging freedom of thought, the relentless pursuit of Black history, and the engagement of our imagination towards our collective freedom. This year marks its fifth...
“We Made It: The Testimony of Black Queer Writers” A conversation with novelists Robert Jones, Jr. & David Santos Donaldson about their journeys being Black and queer in the world of publishing, activism, and following the legacies of Black queer artists. Copies of The Prophets & Greenland will be available for purchase at the event. We strongly encourage you to...
Friday, July 28, 2023 7 p.m. ET STREAMED LIVE! FACEBOOK: facebook.com/blackpressusa/live TWITTER: twitter.com/blackpressusa YOUTUBE: youtube.com/blackpressusatv Join Alvin King, Vash Boddie, and Bobby Edwards as they welcome special guest, Robert Jones, Jr! Robert Jones, Jr. (formerly known as “Son of Baldwin”) is a Brooklyn-based, award-winning writer. He is the author of The New York Times bestselling...
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT REGISTER TO ATTEND FOR FREE: HERE All are welcome and encouraged to join us for an engaging hour online with New York Times bestselling author Robert Jones, Jr., as he discusses his debut and award-winning novel, The Prophets. The Prophets is a story of love. Isaiah was Samuel’s, and...
7th Annual Black Queer Studies Lecture The College of Staten Island Green Dolphin Lounge 2800 Victory Blvd Staten Island, NY 10314 7 p.m. – 8:30pm For more information on the event, call: 646.546.9869 The College of Staten Island, as part of the CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium, is presenting the 7th Annual Black Queer Studies Lecture on...
