As with Eva's Man (1976), a couple pages into this, Jones’ first novel in 21 years, and already I am hooked. The protagonists in the four novels of hers I’ve looked at are all mesmerizing oral storytellers.
Another recent profile of the author c/w a preview of Palmares by novelist Calvin Baker.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/ar ... es/614218/
Still another by Hilton Als: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021 ... oppression
Palmares by Gayl Jones (2020)
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