THE PROPHETS by Robert Jones, Jr. has been recognized on a plethora of best-of lists for 2021, including lists from The New York Times, TIME (“a tender and passionate story of queer Black love, told with a lyricism that justifies the many comparisons to Toni Morrison [Jones Jr.] has received”), NPR, Amazon Books, BookPage, The Orange County Register, and Debutiful. G. P. Putnam’s Sons published the novel on January 5, 2021.