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Robert Jones, Jr. (formerly known as "Son of Baldwin") is a Brooklyn-based writer and public speaker. He is the author of The New York Times bestselling novel, The Prophets, which won the 2022 Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction, and was a finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Essence, Variety, and The Paris Review, as well as in the critically acclaimed anthologies Four Hundred Souls and The 1619 Project. The Prophets was named one of "The 25 Most Influential Works of Postwar Queer Literature" by The New York Times... To keep up-to-date with Robert's latest writings, news, musings, and events, please click on the button below to subscribe to his newsletter, Witness... Author Robert Jones, Jr.'s website, featuring his books, essays, interviews, calendar, and contact information.

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