LibGuides: African American Women Writers: N.K. Jemisin

N. K. Jemisin (1972-), American novelist and psychologist, is known for science fiction and fantasy texts that create elaborate worlds. Although they are set in fictional realms, they examine contemporary social issues, such as climate change, racism, class inequality, and sexism. Jemisin has won major awards from the science fiction community for her work, including the Hugo Award for best novel, a first for an African-American writer. She has also won broader acclaim for her work, including a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, sometimes known as a 'genius grant'.

Genre: Apocalyptic fiction; Epic fantasy; Fantasy fiction; Social science fiction

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By N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
At the end of the world, a woman must hide her secret power and find her kidnapped daughter in this "intricate and extraordinary" Hugo Award winning novel of power, oppression, and revolution.
The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin
Humanity will finally be saved or destroyed in the shattering conclusion to the post-apocalyptic trilogy that won the Hugo Award three years in a row.
The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin
N. K. Jemisin's award winning trilogy continues in the sequel to The Fifth Season.
How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N. K. Jemisin
Jemisin challenges readers with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption that sharply examine modern society in her first collection of short fiction.

About N.K. Jemisin

Bodyminds Reimagined : (dis)ability, race, and gender in Black women's speculative fiction by Sami Schalk
Schalk traces how Black women's speculative fiction complicates the understanding of bodyminds--the intertwinement of the mental and the physical--in the context of race, gender, and (dis)ability. Bridging black feminist theory with disability studies, Schalk demonstrates that this genre's political potential lies in the authors' creation of bodyminds that transcend reality's limitations.
Race and Utopian Desire in American Literature and Society by Patricia Ventura; Edward K. Chan (Editors)
Bringing together a variety of scholarly voices, this book argues for the necessity of understanding the important role literature plays in crystallizing the ideologies of the oppressed, while exploring the necessarily racialized character of utopian thought in American culture and society.