Janelle M. Williams is the recipient of Prairie Schooner’s Lawrence Foundation Award for her story, “From the Closest Waffle House.” She also wa was a 2017 Kimbilio Fiction Fellow, and her flash fiction story “Harlem Thunder” was longlisted for the Wigleaf Top 50 in 2020.
Her debut novel, Gone Like Yesterday, is tinged with magical realism and follows two women who try to track down one’s missing brother. What follows is a haunting exploration of family, friendship, and love.
We asked the author to answer our recurring A Life of Books Questionnaire so readers can get to know her better.
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