Book Club: 'The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store'
Podcast |
The Book Review
Publisher |
The New York Times
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Books
Interview
Literature
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Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Books
Publication Date |
Dec 22, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:38:53

James McBride’s novel “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” was one of the most celebrated books of 2023 — a critical darling and a New York Times best seller. In their piece for the Book Review, Danez Smith called it “a murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel” and praised its “precision, magnitude and necessary messiness.”

On this week’s episode, the Book Review editors MJ Franklin, Joumana Khatib and Elisabeth Egan convene for a discussion about the book, McBride, and what you might want to read next.

In our last episode of 2023, we convene to talk about James McBride's novel — one of the year's most celebrated books.

James McBride’s novel “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” was one of the most celebrated books of 2023 — a critical darling and a New York Times best seller. In their piece for the Book Review, Danez Smith called it “a murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel” and praised its “precision, magnitude and necessary messiness.”

On this week’s episode, the Book Review editors MJ Franklin, Joumana Khatib and Elisabeth Egan convene for a discussion about the book, McBride, and what you might want to read next.

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