T. Geronimo Johnson on THE OCCIDENTAL BOOK OF THE DEAD

The Occidental Book of the Dead by T. Geronimo Johnson is a sharp-eyed look at America which follows George Washington Jonson across two decades of his life as a Black cop in Atlanta. T. Geronimo joins us to talk about class, community, belonging, and empathy with host Miwa Messer.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.

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Featured Books & Authors:

The Occidental Book of the Dead by T. Geronimo Johnson

Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson

Hold It 'Til It Hurts by T. Geronimo Johnson

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Percival Everett

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Tibetan Book of the Dead

Egyptian Book of the Dead

Middlemarch by George Eliot

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

James Baldwin

There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone