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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 writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Bitter Southerner, Essence, and Vox. Nikesha’s work has been supported by the Kimbilio Fiction Fellowship, the DeGroot Foundation, and the Tin House Summer Workshop. A Chicago native, she lives in Florida with her family.
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The Seven Daughters of Dupree Book Tour
Saturday January 24 — Jacksonville, FL
Monday January 26 — Atlanta
Tuesday January 27 — Greenville, SC
Wednesday January 28 — Washington, D.C.
Thursday January 29 — Chicago
Friday January 30 — New Orleans
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