STORYBOUND: Robert Jones Jr.

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🗓️ 23 February 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Robert Jones Jr. reads from his debut novel "The Prophets", with an original Storybound remix featuring Josh Garrels. Robert Jones, Jr. is a writer from New York City. He received his B.F.A., magna cum laude, in creative writing, and M.F.A. in fiction from Brooklyn College. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Essence, and The Paris Review. He is the creator and curator of the social justice social media community Son of Baldwin, which has over 250,000 followers across platforms. Jones was recently featured in T Magazine’s cover story “Black Male Writers of Our Time.” Singer/songwriter Josh Garrels has built his career on deeply personal, introspective lyrics and exploratory sounds that range from pastoral indie folk to hip-hop. Emerging in the early 2000s, he is the co-founder of Small Voice Records, on which he issued 2008's Jacaranda. In 2015, he landed on the Billboard 200 with Home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.3	Welcome to another episode of Storybound.
0:45.6	This week we have author Robert Jones Jr.
0:48.2	Who will be reading from his debut novel, The Prophets.
0:51.9	Robert Jones Jr. was born and raised in New York City.
0:55.2	He received his BFA and creative writing with honors, and his MFA and fiction from Brooklyn
0:59.7	College.
1:00.9	He's written for numerous publications, including the New York Times, The Paris Review,
1:05.7	Essence OK Africa, the Feminist Wire, and the Grio.
1:09.7	He's the creator of the social justice community son of Baldwin,
1:12.6	and was recently featured in T Magazine's cover story,
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