DéLana R. A. Dameron, author portrait
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DéLana R. A. Dameron

DéLana R. A. Dameron is the author of Fairfield County and Redwood Court, a Reese’s Book Club pick and a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. She is also the author of two poetry books, How God Ends Us, selected by Elizabeth Alexander for the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize, and Weary Kingdom, chose by Nikky Finney for the Palmetto Poetry Prize. Dameron’s work has appeared in Kweli Journal, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Dameron is also the founder of Saloma Acres, an equestrian and cultural space in her home state of South Carolina. She passed away in 2025.
Fairfield County
Redwood Court (Reese's Book Club)

Books

Fairfield County
Redwood Court (Reese's Book Club)

Mental Health Awareness Month Resources

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Books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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