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The Seven Daughters of Dupree
Introducing…
The latest novel from Nikesha Elise Williams
It's 1995, and fourteen-year-old Tati desperately wants to know the identity of her father. Gossip flies fast and loose in her mother Nadia's basement salon, but when it comes to family, she's tight-lipped. Tati's grandmother, Gladys, won't tell her either; nor will Gladys tell Nadia the real reason she fled Land’s End, Alabama, in 1953.
These are the first of many secrets in the matrilineal line of Dupree women.
AVAILABLE JANUARY 27, 2026
The Seven Daughters of Dupree masterfully weaves together themes of generational trauma, Black women’s resilience, and unbreakable familial bonds.
Echoing the literary power of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis, Nikesha Elise Williams delivers a feminist literary fiction that explores the ripple effects of actions, secrets, and love through seven generations of Black women.
About me.
Nikesha Elise Williams is a two-time Emmy award winning producer, an award-winning author, and producer and host of the Black and Published podcast. A narrative strategist by day and journalist always, her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Essence, and Vox. Nikesha is a Kimbilio Fiction Fellow and a DeGroot Foundation Writer of Note grantee. A Chicago native, she lives in Florida with her family.
Keep up with me.
8/2 — Black Books Matter Fest, Washington, D.C.
8/5 — New Voices, New Rooms, Atlanta
9/29 — Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Fall Tradeshow, Spokane, WA
10/1 — S&S Selects Spring 2026 (Virtual)
10/3 - 5 — Black Book Bash, Jacksonville, FL
10/7 — Mountains & Plains Independent Bookseller Association, Denver
10/16 — Heartland Fall Forum, Indianapolis
10/19 — Kweli Lit Fest, New York
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