Essie Chambers
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THE ADVOCATE: Some thoughts on hope as a new year arrives
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Post and Courier: Florence festival that is an ‘elevation for the whole community’ is back for its 18th year
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Pointe Coupee Banner: 2025 Ernest Gaines award presented to Essie Chambers
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THE ADVOCATE: The 2025 Ernest J. Gaines Award winner ‘talks across time’ in her debut novel
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PEOPLE: 2025 Zora Awards Finalists Are Here — See the Full List (Exclusive)
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AUTHORS UNBOUND: Essie Chambers’ novel Swift River has won the 18th Annual Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
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KIRKUS: Essie Chambers Wins the Ernest J. Gaines Award
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The Skanner News: Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence Names Essie Chambers’ “Swift River” for 2025
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Essie Chambers’ novel Swift River wins the 18th Annual Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
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“Swift River” is a Madison Public Library Book Discussion Pick – July 2025
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Washington Post: 15 new paperbacks to read this month, including Swift River
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First For Women: Jenna Bush Hager Reveals Her 7 Must-Read Books For This Summer! (Exclusive)
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Seattle Times: New paperbacks arrive in time for outdoor reading season
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Book Riot: 20 of the Best Places to Visit Through Books
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Marmalade and Mustardseed – Book Guide: Swift River
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BCALA Announces the 2025 Literary Awards Winners, including Essie Chambers’ Swift River
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People: Jenna Bush Hager’s Book Club Celebrates Six Years: ‘Read With Jenna Has Changed My Life’
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ELLE: Shelf Life – Curtis Sittenfeld Recommends Swift River
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People: (Exclusive) Libby Book Awards Announces Finalists — See the List!
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Bentley University Library: Celebrate Black History Month 2025 – New Books to Explore
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Book Riot: In Reading Color – A Visceral, Big-Hearted Coming-of-Age Story With Deep Roots
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WKRG: Author Essie Chambers coming to Mobile’s Ben May Main Library
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Kirkus Reviews: Alyssa Cole, Essie Chambers, and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson are among the authors nominated for the NAACP Image Awards
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Aspire TV: Holiday Season Gift Guide for Black Bookworms
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San Francisco Chronicle’s Best of 2024: Don’t miss out on reading these standout books, including Swift River
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Instagram Threads names Swift River a Favorite Book in 2024
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Boston Globe: The 75 best books of 2024, Including Swift River
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Well Read Black Girls 2024 Top Ten Includes Swift River
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Greenfield Recorder: Greenfield native Essie Chambers’ debut novel racking up accolades
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People: Jenna Bush Hager’s Book Club: See All of the Today Show Host’s 2024 Read with Jenna Picks, including Swift River
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Fredericksburg Free Lance Star: Gift ideas for book lovers on your list, including Essie Chambers’ Swift River
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NPR’s Annual Books We Love 2024 includes Essie Chambers’ Swift River
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Washington Post: 50 notable works of fiction from 2024 highlights Essie Chambers’ Swift River
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The New Yorker’s 2024 Best Books List includes Essie Chambers’ Swift River
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Book Riot: Barnes and Noble has Announced its 2024 Book of the Year
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Boston.com Book Club’s November read is ‘Swift River’ by Essie Chambers
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Shelf Awareness: Awards: B&N’s Discover Winner is Swift River by Essie Chambers
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Book Riot: The Best Fiction and Mysteries of 2024, According to Barnes & Noble
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Library Journal: Essie Chambers’s ‘Swift River’ Wins Barnes & Noble Discover Prize | Book Pulse
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2025 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Longlist Includes Swift River
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NEPM Book Club: ‘Swift River’
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B&N: Swift River by Essie Chambers is Our 2024 Discover Prize Winner
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B&N Reads: Swift River Among The Best Fiction Books of 2024
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Duncan Banner: Off the shelf — Duncan Library’s newest weekly items, including SWIFT RIVER
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B&N Announces 2024 Discover Prize Finalists, Including Swift River
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The Southern Bookseller Reviews Swift River
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What We’re Reading: Jennette Holzworth of Lightning Ink Press Co. Reviews Swift River
This story touched places in my soul charred and worn down by grief. Chambers writes with a unique voice and compelling emotion through Diamond Newberry, a high schooler physically and emotionally abandoned by her parents, forced to create her own way in life through a tunnel of loss. What she finds on the other side…
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2024 New England Book Award Winners Announced
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Toronto.com: Suspense, intrigue and interesting settings captivate readers in crime series, audio book and debut novel