T Geronimo Johnson: 3 books
The Vain Conversation
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Inspired by true events, The Vain Conversation reflects on the 1946 lynching of two black couples in Georgia from the perspectives of three characters—Bertrand Johnson, one of the victims; Noland Jacks, a presumed perpetrator; and Lonnie Henson, a witness to the murders as a ten-year-old boy. Lonnie’s...
Welcome to Braggsville
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2015 BY THE WASHINGTON POST, TIME, MEN’S JOURNAL, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, KANSAS CITY STAR, BROOKLYN MAGAZINE, NPR, HUFFINGTON POST, THE DAILY BEAST, AND BUZZFEED
WINNER OF THE 2015 ERNEST J. GAINES AWARD FOR...
Hold It 'Til It Hurts
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
A black veteran of Afghanistan searches for his missing brother in “a rich and passionate” debut novel exploring issues of race, war, and family (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
When Achilles Conroy and his brother Troy return from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, their white mother presents...