Hillary Jordan 2013

Hillary
Jordan

Hillary Jordan’s first novel, Mudbound, was the winner of the 2006 Bellwether Prize for fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver, and an Alex Award, from the American Library Association. It was named the NAIBA Fiction Book of the Year and was chosen as a Barnes and Noble Discover title, a Borders Original Voices selection, and an Indie Next pick. Jordan grew up in Texas and Oklahoma. She lives in New York City.

Hillary Jordan’s first novel, Mudbound, was the winner of the 2006 Bellwether Prize for fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver, and an Alex Award, from the American Library Association. It was named the NAIBA Fiction Book of the Year and was chosen as a Barnes and Noble Discover title, a Borders Original Voices selection, and an Indie Next pick. Jordan grew up in Texas and Oklahoma. She lives in New York City.

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