Book Award Finalists: "The Bee Sting" by Paul Murray and "How to Say Babylon" by Safiya Sinclair

The Weekly Reader
11/10/2023 3 min
Book Award Finalists: "The Bee Sting" by Paul Murray and "How to Say Babylon" by Safiya Sinclair

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Fall is book award season, and your friends here at The Weekly Reader have our eyes on a few great contenders. Today on the show, our book critic Marion winik reviews a finalist for the Booker Prize and one for the Kirkus Prize: "The Bee Sting" by Paul Murray, and "How to Say Babylon" by Safiya Sinclair.  All titles available at The Ivy Bookshop and other fine local retailers.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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