
The Barn
The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
2024·448 pages·Nonfiction
“The most brutal, layered, and absolutely beautiful book about Mississippi, and really how the world conspired with the best and worst parts of Mississippi, I will ever read…Reporting and reckoning can get no better, or more important, than this.”
— Kiese Laymon
“The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the nuance and wallop of a finely wrought novel … The Barn describes not just the poison of silence and lies, but also the dignity of courage and truth.”
— The Washington Post
“With integrity, and soul, Thompson unearths the terrible how and why, carrying us back and forth through time, deep in Mississippi—baring sweat, soil, and heart all the way through.”
— Imani Perry
“It literally changed my outlook on the world…incredible.”
— Shonda Rhimes
“An incredible history of a crime that changed America.”
— John Grisham
Year
2024
Pages
448
Type
Nonfiction
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Praise
“The most brutal, layered, and absolutely beautiful book about Mississippi, and really how the world conspired with the best and worst parts of Mississippi, I will ever read…Reporting and reckoning can get no better, or more important, than this.”
— Kiese Laymon
“The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the nuance and wallop of a finely wrought novel … The Barn describes not just the poison of silence and lies, but also the dignity of courage and truth.”
— The Washington Post
“With integrity, and soul, Thompson unearths the terrible how and why, carrying us back and forth through time, deep in Mississippi—baring sweat, soil, and heart all the way through.”
— Imani Perry
“It literally changed my outlook on the world…incredible.”
— Shonda Rhimes
“An incredible history of a crime that changed America.”
— John Grisham
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