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