Revisiting ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’
Janie Crawford – back in her hometown of Eatonville, Florida – recounts a journey of self-discovery, structured around three marriages. Their Eyes Were Watching God is Zora Neale Hurston’s most celebrated work and a classic text of the Harlem Renaissance. In today’s Books We’ve Loved, Andrew Limbong and B.A. Parker, joined by R. Eric Thomas, discuss what makes this novel a coming-of-age story, despite its focus on a woman in her late 30s. And special guest Tayari Jones shares her take on Hurston’s relationship to folklore.
Eric’s Recommendation: ‘Getting Mother's Body’ by Suzan-Lori Parks
Parker’s Recommendation: ‘Like Water for Chocolate’ by Laura Esquivel
Andrew’s Recommendation: ‘Tom Lake’ by Ann Patchett
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Eric’s Recommendation: ‘Getting Mother's Body’ by Suzan-Lori Parks
Parker’s Recommendation: ‘Like Water for Chocolate’ by Laura Esquivel
Andrew’s Recommendation: ‘Tom Lake’ by Ann Patchett
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Janie Crawford – back in her hometown of Eatonville, Florida – recounts a journey of self-discovery, structured around three marriages. Their Eyes Were Watching God is Zora Neale Hurston’s most celebrated work and a classic text of the Harlem Renaissance. In today’s Books We’ve Loved, Andrew Limbong and B.A. Parker, joined by R. Eric Thomas, discuss what makes this novel a coming-of-age story, despite its focus on a woman in her late 30s. And special guest Tayari Jones shares her take on Hurston’s relationship to folklore.
Eric’s Recommendation: ‘Getting Mother's Body’ by Suzan-Lori Parks
Parker’s Recommendation: ‘Like Water for Chocolate’ by Laura Esquivel
Andrew’s Recommendation: ‘Tom Lake’ by Ann Patchett
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Eric’s Recommendation: ‘Getting Mother's Body’ by Suzan-Lori Parks
Parker’s Recommendation: ‘Like Water for Chocolate’ by Laura Esquivel
Andrew’s Recommendation: ‘Tom Lake’ by Ann Patchett
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2025-11-29
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