![]() ![]() OK, I know this is sort of unfair to do with a book like T he Prophets, which is in so many ways larger than life, but for those who have not had a chance to read it yet, could you give us a short book report version of what’s going on here, who we’re reading about - where and when and why? Philpott: I can see that sun coming through your window. Jones: I am joining you from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York on a rare sunny day. Will you let us know where you’re joining us from? Philpott: Before we get going, let me thank you so much for being a part of our special Zoom season here. In this episode of A Word on Words, host Mary Laura Philpott gets to know the writer behind the debut novel that took the literary world by storm. ![]() One thing’s for sure: anyone who has spent any time at all in bookish conversations or media over the past year has seen and heard the glowing reviews for his powerful first book, The Prophets, which became an instant bestseller. in the New York Times T Magazine feature “Black Male Writers of Our Time.” Perhaps you’ve read his own writing in the Times and in other publications, such as E ssence and The Paris Review. ![]()
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