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Ep. 202 John Berendt, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"

Ep. 202 John Berendt, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"

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January 21, 20251h 3m

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Show Notes

For 216 weeks, a record, John Berendt's book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" sat on the New York Times best sellers list. It was published in 1994. It sold more than 1.5 million copies. Mr. Berendt, a Syracuse native, is today 85 and lives in New York City. A musical based on the book opened in Chicago in 2024 and will open on Broadway in 2025. During this episode of the podcast, an interview with John Berendt from 1997, when he appeared on the original "Booknotes" television program to talk about the book and its success.  

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