Naomi Jackson

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Naomi Jackson [1] is an American author most known for her novel The Star Side of Bird Hill, which was nominated for the NAACP Image Award. [2] She is a Fulbright recipient, and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

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Her first novel, The Star Side of Bird Hill, was received positively by critics. It boasts recommendations by Entertainment Weekly , Oprah.com, The Huffington Post , Kirkus Reviews , Travel & Leisure, Bustle , Publishers Weekly , Gawker , Minnesota Public Radio, and For Harriet. [3] [4]

Reception

Naomi Jackson's debut novel, The Star Side of Bird Hill, was met immediately with high praise. Highly recommended by Gawker and The Huffington Post , NPR's book review "A Lyrical Coming Of Age Tale In 'Bird Hill'" [5] was more critical. In this piece critic Michael Schaub call "[Star Side of Bird Hill] excellent for a debut novel, though it's not entirely without its flaws." He criticizes it for its treatment of supporting characters and a plot which, he writes, "seems to get away from her towards the end." However, these flaws, "are hardly mortal sins, especially for a first-time novelist." Throughout his review, he praises the writing of the character, Phaedra, which he says makes the book worth reading.

Isabella Biedenharn with Entertainment Weekly gave it a more positive review, [6] calling it, "so poetic in its descriptions and so alive with lovable, frustrating, painfully real characters, that your emotional response to it becomes almost physical." She goes on to praise Naomi Jackson's treatment of Dionne, Hyacinthe, and Errol, as well as Phaedra.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bio". Naomi Jackson. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ "NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Literary Work". AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Press & Praise". Naomi Jackson. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Naomi Jackson". Poets & Writers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ Schaub, Michael (June 30, 2015). "A Lyrical Coming Of Age Tale In 'Bird Hill'". NPR. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. ↑ June 26, Isabella Biedenharn Updated; EDT, 2015 at 04:01 PM. "'The Star Side of Bird Hill' by Naomi Jackson: EW review". EW.com. Retrieved June 6, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Schomburg Center's Scholars-in-Residence Program Announces 2021-2022 Fellows". nypl.org. New York Public Library. July 13, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Naomi Jackson - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2016 DEBUT-LITZER PRIZE WINNERS". Blubrry Podcasting - Podcast Hosting, Statistics, WordPress Hosting, Syndication Tools and Directory. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Naomi Jackson". Hurston/Wright Foundation. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  11. ↑ "NAACP Image Awards - Outstanding Literary Work". AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  12. ↑ "The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson: 9780143109167 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  13. ↑ Busby, Margaret (ed.). "Contents". Daughters of Africa (PDF). UK: Myriad Editions. pp. vii–xiv.
  14. ↑ Jackson, Naomi (November 10, 2021). "Her Kind: On losing and finding my mind". Harper's Magazine. Vol. December 2021. ISSN   0017-789X . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  15. ↑ Jackson, Naomi (August 25, 2021). "One in a Million: An Elegy for Aaliyah". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  16. ↑ Jackson, Naomi. "Review | 'The Other Black Girl' should be at the top of your summer reading list". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  17. ↑ Jackson, Naomi. "Review | The spellbinding 'Revival Season' makes Monica West an author to watch". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  18. ↑ Jackson, Naomi (February 18, 2021). "I Wanted to Celebrate My 40th Birthday at Crop Over. COVID-19 Had Other Plans". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  19. ↑ Jackson, Naomi. "Review | Ladee Hubbard's 'The Rib King' is a fascinating look at ambition, race and revenge". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  20. ↑ Jackson, Naomi. "Review | 'The Prophets' reimagines the lives of enslaved people with the epic love story of two men". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  21. ↑ Jackson, Naomi (October 7, 2020). "The Confounding Insistence on Innocence: A Q&A With Danielle Evans". Poets & Writers. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  22. ↑ Jackson, Naomi (August 14, 2020). "A Litany for Survival: Giving birth as a black woman in America". Harper's Magazine. Vol. September 2020. ISSN   0017-789X . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  23. ↑ Jackson, Naomi. "Review | 'Love After Love' reminds readers why we go to books in search of answers to life's great questions". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  24. ↑ Jackson, Naomi. "Review | For many writers, Zora Neale Hurston's work has been a guiding light. Now there's even more to read". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  25. ↑ Jackson, Naomi (June 13, 2017). "Joy Comes in the Morning". VQR. 93 (3). Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Sex, Again?". Tin House. No. 69. Fall 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  27. ↑ Jackson, Naomi. "Falling in Love with Bahia & Brazil: On Negritude, Saudade, & Surrender". Words Without Borders. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  28. ↑ "Naomi Jackson, To Be Young Gifted and Black: A Travelogue of Black Women Artists in France and America". Apogee Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  29. ↑ Jackson, Naomi (September 9, 2015). "Why It Matters That Serena Williams Keeps Winning". ELLE. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  30. ↑ Jackson, Naomi. "Every Day Something Has Tried To Kill Me". BuzzFeed. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  31. ↑ "Bumpers by A. Naomi Jackson". KWELI / Truth From the Diaspora's Boldest Voices. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  32. ↑ Jackson, Naomi (July 1, 2005). "Fever". Caribbean Beat Magazine. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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