Desmond Hall
Desmond is the author of the gritty YA novel Your Corner Dark which confronts the harsh realities of gang life in Jamaica and how far a teen is willing to go for family. He lives outside of Boston with his wife and two daughters.
About – Desmond Hall
Desmond Hall is a Jamaican born author whose debut YA novel, Your Corner Dark, has been described as American Street meets Long Way Down. It’s a searing and gritty book that takes an unflinching look at the harsh realities of gang life in Jamaica, …
Events – Desmond Hall
2024年4月29日 · Join us as authors Julie Carrick Dalton (Waiting for the Night Song), Desmond Hall (Your Corner Dark) and Nancy Johnson (The Kindest Lie) discuss building the worlds of their marvelous debut novels. This event will be moderated by Leslie Teel.
Your Corner Dark - Desmond Hall
“In Your Corner Dark, Hall has crafted a compelling and complex story exploring the ways that ambition and loyalty can trap us or free us. His powerful debut captivates us by showing not only what survival requires but, above all, what it means.”
Media Kit – Desmond Hall
Desmond Hall is a Jamaican born author whose debut YA novel, Your Corner Dark, has been described as American Street meets Long Way Down. It’s a searing and gritty book that takes an unflinching look at the harsh realities of gang life in Jamaica, …
Better Must Come – Desmond Hall
Better Must Come. Barely Missing Everything meets American Street in this fiercely evocative, action-packed young adult thriller that looks at the darker side of light-filled Jamaica and how a tragedy and missing drug money helplessly entangle the lives of two teens who want to change their fate.. Deja is a “barrel girl”—one of the Jamaican kids who get barrels full of clothes, food, …
Your Corner Dark – Desmond Hall
2021年10月9日 · Simon Teen | 8 Reasons to be Riveted by YOUR CORNER DARK from Desmond Hall. Watch on YouTube . desmondhall. January 14, 2021. Video, Your Corner Dark. BuzzFeed | 40 Contemporary Books We’re Looking Forward To Reading In 2021. Read Here . desmondhall. January 13, 2021. Articles, Media, Your Corner Dark.
News & Media – Desmond Hall
2022年1月13日 · Simon & Schuster Books | Desmond Hall: Books Like Us. Watch on YouTube. May 20, 2021 January 13, 2022. YALLWEST | Baking a Book. Watch on YouTube. April 24, 2021 ...
School Visits – Desmond Hall
In this lecture Desmond takes students on his writing journey that starts with being inspired by reading about the “Muckrakers” in high school, with emphasis on Upton Sinclair’s THE JUNGLE. Then to studying journalism in college, to getting a job as an advertising copywriter by delivering a …
Book an Event – Desmond Hall
Events & School Visits I’m excited to visit schools and organizations to talk about my YA novel Your Corner Dark, the craft of writing, and more! I speak on a variety of topics, including: Story Structure – Hero’s JourneyDynamics of Opposition – Creating Obstacles for our Characters (includes a writing exercise)Story Structure in a World of…