1806 - Paul Harding - This Other Eden | The Book Show

February 28, 2023 00:27:25
1806 - Paul Harding - This Other Eden | The Book Show
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1806 - Paul Harding - This Other Eden | The Book Show

Feb 28 2023 | 00:27:25

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Show Notes

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Harding’s new novel “This Other Eden” is inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast. Harding is the author of “Tinkers” and “Enon.”

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