Reviews – ESSIE CHAMBERS

Reviews

June 2024

‘Swift River,’ by Essie Chambers, a sparkling debut with an unforgettable protagonist

In Essie Chambers’s novel, Diamond Newberry learns about her family’s history seven years after her father disappeared.

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June 19, 2024

REVIEW: NPR staffers pick their favorite fiction reads of 2024, including Swift River
June 7, 2024

Washington Post Review: ‘Swift River,’ a sparkling debut about a young girl you’ll never forget
June 7, 2024

Los Angeles Sentinel: Essie Chambers Debuts Captivating Novel, ‘Swift River’
June 7, 2024

Literary Hub: Swift River
June 7, 2024

The Nation — A New Novel Explores How to Develop Black Identity in the Absence of Black Culture
June 5, 2024

Boston Globe: For her debut novel, ‘Swift River,’ Essie Chambers drew on growing up biracial in Greenfield
June 4, 2024

Book Reporter: SWIFT RIVER Review
June 4, 2024

BookPage: SWIFT RIVER Review
June 4, 2024

Publisher’s Weekly: SWIFT RIVER Review
June 4, 2024

The Southern Bookseller: SWIFT RIVER Review
May 30, 2024

Kirkus Review: ‘Swift River’ Is New Pick for ‘Today’ Book Club
May 22, 2024

Star Tribune: Essie Chambers’ debut novel ‘Swift River’ is about mothers and daughters in a small mill town