T. Geronimo Johnson's latest novel, The Occidental Book of the Dead, published by William Morrow, grew out of a project that began about 20 years ago. It follows George Washington Jonson, a Black police officer patrolling a gentrifying neighborhood in a city much like Atlanta, after his White partner shoots and kills a White teenager, an event that reshapes the lives of both officers, their colleagues and their families. Johnson wanted to slow the shooting down and show it from more angles than the news usually does, including the perspectives of the police and the press office. Novelist Jason Mott praised the book as funny when it needs to be, hard to track when it wants to be, and meticulously engineered.
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This is an interview with T. Geronimo Johnson about his third novel, “The Occidental Book of the Dead,” published by William Morrow. The book follows George Washington Jonson, a Black police officer patrolling a gentrifying neighbourhood in a city much like Atlanta, after his White partner shoots and kills a White teenager, changing the lives of both officers and those around them. Johnson says the novel grew from a story cycle he began while living in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward, and he deliberately slowed the aftermath of the shooting to show the perspectives of police and the press office. Novelist Jason Mott praised the book in The New York Times as funny when it needs to be, hard to track when it wants to be, and meticulously engineered.
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Johnson's third novel, The Occidental Book of the Dead, out now from William Morrow, follows George Washington Jonson, a Black police officer patrolling a gentrifying neighborhood in a city much like Atlanta. After his White partner shoots and kills a White teenager, the fallout reshapes the lives of both officers, their colleagues and their families. The project's origins go back about 20 years, to a story cycle on gentrification told from multiple stakeholders' perspectives, and the book follows his acclaimed novels Hold It 'Til It Hurts and Welcome to Braggsville. Johnson said he slowed down the shooting to show what it feels like for the cops and the press office as well as the reader, drawing praise from novelist Jason Mott, who called it meticulously engineered.
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“The Occidental Book of the Dead,” the third novel by T. Geronimo Johnson, published by William Morrow, follows George Washington Jonson, a Black police officer patrolling a gentrifying neighborhood in a city resembling Atlanta. After his White partner shoots and kills a White teenager, the fallout reshapes the lives of both officers, their colleagues and their families. The book grew out of a story cycle that Johnson began about 20 years ago and has drawn praise from critics, including novelist Jason Mott. Johnson says he wanted to slow down the shooting to show the perspectives of the police and the press office, not just what appears on the news.
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