James McBride Joins Mashable's Social Book Club

Our next selection for Mashable's social book club MashableReads is The Good Lord Bird by James McBride.

In McBride’s National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird, we follow Henry, a slave boy who is picked up by passionate abolitionist John Brown, as he moves throughout the Midwest fighting slavery. But due to a mix-up at the beginning, Henry has to pose as a girl named Henrietta to survive. McBride’s sweeping novel is brilliantly satirical, darkly humorous and will force readers to question everything.

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Want to hang out with James McBride in person to discuss the book? Join our MashableReads New York Meetup for our event on May 20 at 5:30 p.m. ET. And be sure to follow @mashlifestyle to discuss The Good Lord Bird, using the hashtag #MashReads throughout the month. You can also join our Goodreads page and Facebook group to stay updated on MashableReads, and let us know what you think of the book. Read more...