Nathan Harris is a Michener fellow at the University of Texas. He was awarded the Kidd prize, as judged by Anthony Doerr, and was also a finalist for the Tennessee Williams fiction prize. THE SWEETNESS OF WATER is his debut novel. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Awards: NBA (2021) see all
Genres: Historical, Literary Fiction
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Keeper of Lost Children (2026)
Sadeqa Johnson
"KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN is an irresistible story that held me spellbound from the very first page. Sadeqa Johnson has an uncanny gift for mining the past and transforming it into unforgettable fiction. With its intricate plot and seamlessly shifting timelines, only a writer of Johnson's caliber could weave together such a cohesive and deeply moving narrative. Readers won't want to miss this one."
The Devil Three Times (2025)
Rickey Fayne
"A debut of enormous ambition that succeeds on every level. This is a page-turning, rollicking novel that is both an intimate family saga and an elegy for the American experience. Not since James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain has a debut conveyed Black spirituality with such passion, style, and brio. From the first page, I was spellbound, and was left devastated by the novel's end. This is what literature is all about."
The Mayor of Maxwell Street (2024)
Avery Cunningham
"I was transfixed from the first page. Readers will feel transported to another time and confront issues and characters that feel eminently prescient. This is not one to miss."
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