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Isaiah was Samuel's and Samuel was Isaiah's. That was the way it was since the beginning, and the way it was to be until the end. In the barn they tended to the animals, but also to each other, transforming the hollowed-out shed into a place of human refuge, a source of intimacy and hope in a world ruled by vicious masters. More about this book >
Robert Jones, Jr., formerly known on social media as “Son of Baldwin,” is a Brooklyn-based, award-winning writer. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel, The Prophets, which was a Finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction and winner of the 2022 Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Essence, Variety, and The Paris Review, as well as in the critically acclaimed anthologies Four Hundred Souls and The 1619 Project.
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