Gayl Jones Book & Series List

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9 Books (1 Series)
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January 1975
Latest Book:

September 2023
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Bluestreak

Corregidora (1975)
Eva's man (1976)
The Healing (Jan-1999)

Books in Order: 9 titles

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The Unicorn Woman
- Sep-2023
- / General Fiction
FINALIST FOR THE 2025 PULITZER PRIZE IN FICTION"One of our greatest living authors." -- Lauren LeBlanc, The Boston GlobeMarking a dramatic new direction for Jones, a riveting tale set in the Post WWII South, narrated by a Black soldier who retur...

Butter
- Apr-2023
- / Literary
A wide-ranging collection, including two novellas and ten stories exploring complex identities, from the acclaimed author of Corregidora, The Healing, and Palmares“Gayl Jones’s work represents a watershed in American literature. From a literary s...

The Birdcatcher
- Sep-2022
- / Women's Fiction
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST 2022Publishers Weekly Top 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2022“Gayl Jones’s work represents a watershed in American literature." -- Imani PerryLegendary writer Gayl Jones returns with a stunning new novel about Black American artist...

Palmares
- Sep-2021
- / Literary
2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Fiction As praised in: The New York Times · New York Times Book Review · NPR · Guardian · Esquire · Buzzfeed · Bustle · LitHub · Kirkus Reviews · Root“This story shimmers. Shakes. Wails. Moves to rhythm...

The Healing
- Jan-1999
- / Action Adventure
Bluestreak

A new edition of a National Book Award finalist follows a black faith healer whose shrewd observations about human nature are told with the rich lyricism of the oral storytelling tradition.From the acclaimed author of Corregidora, The Healing follows...

Mosquito
- Jan-1999
- / Action Adventure
Bury those easy-to-read Black romance books. Mosquito is where African-American literature is heading as we approach the twenty-first century.--E. Ethelbert Miller, Emerge...

White Rat
- May-1991
- / General Fiction
The acclaimed author’s first collection of stories, reissued to coincide with the paperback publication of her second and latest, Butter“Gayl Jones’s work represents a watershed in American literature. From a literary standpoint, her form is im...

Eva's man
- 1976
- / General Fiction
Bluestreak

Imprisoned for the bizarre murder of her lover, Eva Medina Canada recalls a life tormented by sexual abuse and emotional violence. Eva's Man is Gayl Jones's second novel....

Corregidora
- 1975
- / General Fiction
Bluestreak

Here is Gayl Jones's classic novel, the tale of blues singer Ursa, consumed by her hatred of the nineteenth-century slave master who fathered both her grandmother and mother....