Stephanie Powell Watts

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  • Bibliography:
    3 Books
  • First Book:
    December 2011
  • Latest Book:
    February 2018
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Book List in Order: 3 titles

  • We Are Taking Only What We Need

    Working-class African Americans strive for meaning and search for direction in lives shaped by uncontrollable forces in this prizewinning story collection."Cheeky, urbane, and playful. Lorrie Moore meets Eudora Welty." -- The New YorkerThe ten ...

  • No One Is Coming to Save Us

    JJ Ferguson has returned home to Pinewood, North Carolina, to build his dream house and to pursue his high school sweetheart, Ava. But as he reenters his former world, where factories are in decline and the legacy of Jim Crow is still felt, he’s st...

  • We Are Taking Only What We Need: Stories

    In these powerfully rendered, prizewinning stories, working-class African Americans across the South strive for meaning and search for direction in lives shaped by forces beyond their control The ten stories in this resonant collection deal with b...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Stephanie Powell Watts has published 3 books.

Stephanie Powell Watts does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, We Are Taking Only What We Need: Stories, was published in February 2018.

The first book by Stephanie Powell Watts, We Are Taking Only What We Need, was published in December 2011.

No. Stephanie Powell Watts does not write books in series.
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