Jesmyn Ward's Sing, Unburied, Sing follows a mixed-race family in rural Mississippi as they take a road trip to pick up the father from prison, haunted by ghosts and the weight of history. Through multiple perspectives including the dead, Ward explores racism, incarceration, addiction, and the legacies of violence that haunt the American South. The novel becomes both ghost story and unflinching portrait of contemporary Black life, proving that Ward is one of America's most important writers and that some ghosts are historical trauma made visible.

WHY WE PICKED IT: Because Ward writes about the South with brutal honesty and lyrical beauty, showing how the past refuses to stay buried. This National Book Award winner reminds us that mass incarceration destroys families, that ghosts are real when history won't let go, and that Ward's prose is devastating.

DETAILS: • Author: Jesmyn Ward • Publisher: Scribner Book Company • Format: Paperback • Publication Date: May 8, 2018 • ISBN: 9781501126079 • Award: National Book Award Winner • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days