Jesmyn Ward’s novel “Let Us Descend” is displayed at All Good Books bookstore in Columbia, South Carolina on Sept. 23, 2024. Ward will be signing books at the Fall Literacy Festival Preview this week.
A University of South Carolina student reads “Let Us Descend” by Jesmyn Ward on Sept. 24, 2023. Authors like Ward will participate in the free Fall Literacy Festival this upcoming week, where there will be book signings and other events.