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Friday Morning Book Group - Deacon King Kong by James McBride In-Person
Deacon King Kong, the new book from author and musician James McBride, is a hilarious, pitch-perfect comedy set in the Brooklyn projects of the late 1960s.
A feverish love letter to New York City, people, and writing, it focuses on the people that make the Big Apple what it is: the strange, the poor, the insane, the mobsters. McBride showcases the city's wonderful diversity, filling his pages with Puerto Ricans, African Americans, Italians, and Irish folks ... McBride has a talent for writing about big ensembles ... full of heart, humor, and compassion. This is a narrative about flawed, poor people navigating an ugly, racist world and trying their best with the help of God, each other, or the bottle; their stories are unique, but the struggles are universal — and that makes this a novel about all of us.
- Date:
- Friday, February 17, 2023
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:30am
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Headquarters Library Main Meeting Room