Robert Jones, Jr - 'The Prophets'

We’re thrilled to introduce you to debut author - Robert Jones, Jr. and his novel 'The Prophets'.
Robert is founder of the social media community Son of Baldwin, which speaks powerfully from a Black queer perspective - Robert famously said: ‘We can disagree and still love each other, unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.’
The Prophets is a beautifully written work of fiction about two black teenage slaves in a forbidden relationship on a plantation in 19th century Mississippi. This story of black, queer love is a must-read. A multi-layered novel you’ll want to sit with to fully appreciate all the thought that’s gone into it.
The Prophets is published by Riverrun and available from all good bookshops. As always we encourage you to buy from your local indie! You can also support the Literary Salon and indies at the same time by buying a copy from our shop on Bookshop.org.

[@PDZ1028]

I also could easily listen to a whole audio book by Robert Jones, Jr. -- as much as I like the act of reading....

[@damianbarrsliterarysalon3262]

us too! So glad to see his book doing so well. Thanks for listening!

[@SonofBaldwin]

Thank you so much for saying that!

[@damianbarrsliterarysalon3262]

@@SonofBaldwin swooning!