Margaret Wilkerson Sexton books

Margaret Wilkerson Sexton is a literary fiction author whose novels explore Black family life across generations in the American South.
Author · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · African American Fiction

Standalone Novels

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A Kind of Freedom 2017 Buy
The Revisioners 2019 Buy
On the Rooftop 2022 Buy

Margaret Wilkerson Sexton writes literary fiction about Black families in the American South. A Kind of Freedom (2017), her debut, follows three generations of a New Orleans family from the Jim Crow era through Hurricane Katrina, and was longlisted for the National Book Award.

The Revisioners (2019) connects a formerly enslaved woman in 1920s Louisiana to her descendant in present-day suburbia. On the Rooftop (2022) is set in 1950s San Francisco, where a mother tries to hold her family together as the Fillmore District faces redevelopment.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Margaret Wilkerson Sexton written?

Margaret Wilkerson Sexton has written three books in one series.

What was Margaret Wilkerson Sexton's first book?

Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s first book is A Kind of Freedom, published in 2017.

What is Margaret Wilkerson Sexton known for?

Sexton is known for A Kind of Freedom (2017), her debut novel tracing three generations of a Black family in New Orleans from the 1940s to post-Katrina. It was a National Book Award nominee. The Revisioners (2019) and On the Rooftop (2022) also explore race, family, and place in the American South.

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