Category Archives: Salvage the Bones

Exit Poll — Online voting results as of July 6

Five weeks of voting are complete! We’ve counted the votes cast online and made another chart to show you the results so far. Because we still love secrets, we won’t say yet which titles go with which pieces of pie: … Continue reading

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Sway the Vote — “Salvage the Bones”

New College professor Dr. David Mullins wants to convince you that Salvage the Bones should be the next One Book. He sent us this: “Salvage the Bones“ is a tale, beautifully told by Jesmyn Ward. The main story centers about a … Continue reading

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Meet the Candidate — Jesmyn Ward, author of “Salvage the Bones”

From the publisher, Bloomsbury, USA, here is a brief bio of Jesmyn Ward: Jesmyn Ward grew up in DeLisle, Mississippi. She received her MFA from the University of Michigan, where she won five Hopwood awards for essays, drama, and fiction. … Continue reading

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Meet the Candidate — “Salvage the Bones”

Time to meet the next One Book candidate. This week we’ll be focusing on Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward, the 2011 National Book Award winner for fiction. To start off, here is Jesmyn Ward reading a passage from the novel at … Continue reading

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