Biography of Gayl Jones

It is entirely within the realm of possibility that without Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, the world would never have gotten to read Gayl Jones’ novel Corregidora. At least, not exactly in the same form that it takes as a result of a world in which...

Palmares is the long-awaited epic novel by American author Gayl Jones. Published in 2021 by Beacon Press, the novel had been in the works for almost forty years. Set in 17th-century Brazil, a group of slaves escapes servitude to build a thriving...