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Pre-release praise for Hecimovich’s book rolls in
Gregg Hecimovich, Department of English.
Hecimovich’s book is due out Oct. 17, 2023.
An upcoming book by Furman University’s Gregg Hecimovich, a professor of English, draws accolades from national news outlets. “The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of the Bondwoman’s Narrative” (Ecco/Harper Collins) is a story about America’s first known Black woman novelist. Already winning high marks from The Millions, the book landed on the Los Angeles Times’ “30 books we can’t wait to read this fall.”
Publishers Weekly describes the tome as “part literary detective story, part suspenseful escape narrative … this impressive account ties together its many disparate threads into a riveting whole. It’s a must-read.”
Kirkus Reviews dubs the book “an absorbing work of historical and literary excavation.”
In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts” scores a spot on “40 new books for fall reading: Choices for everyone.”
Hecimovich’s book is due out Oct. 17. A Cultural Life Program event about Hannah Crafts is set for Thursday, Nov. 16, at 5 p.m. in McEachern Lecture Hall on campus.