WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • New York Times Top 10 Best Book of the Year • Selected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times
In Sing, Unburied, Sing, two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward delivers a stirring portrait of a family navigating love, loss, and legacy in rural Mississippi. Thirteen-year-old Jojo grapples with what it means to become a man under the shadow of complicated fathers—his Black grandfather, Pop; his absent White father, Michael; and the ghost of a boy from Mississippi’s brutal past.
As Jojo’s mother, Leonie, struggles with addiction and grief, the family embarks on a road trip to Parchman Farm, the infamous state penitentiary. Along the way, ghosts—both literal and metaphorical—haunt their journey, unraveling the ties that bind them.
Rich with lyrical language and heart-wrenching honesty, Sing, Unburied, Sing is a modern classic that resonates with hope and heartbreak.
