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#NewYorkTimes Bestseller: The Devil’s Daughter by #DanielleSteel
The Last Thing He Told Me by #LauraDave
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by #JohnBerendt

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John Berendt American writer John Berendt was BOTD in 1939. Born in Syracuse, New York, he studied at Harvard University, and moved to New York City to become a journalist. After writing for television presente…

Swarthy gay American writer John Berendt, best known for his non-fiction novel “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”, was BOTD in 1939, turning 86 today. #johnberendt #supergays #midnightinthegardenofgoodandevil #bornonthisday

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John Berendt’s book on the fire that destroyed the Fenice opera house ranges through Venice, featuring a cast of eccentrics. He includes lengthy verbatim conversations where he wasn’t present, and his recall is suspiciously good. But this is entertaining and made me want to visit again #JohnBerendt

Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt interweaves a first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. The story is peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproarious black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else.

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Cover of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Banned Book of the Day: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt.

Savannah, secrets, murder, and a cast of real-life eccentrics. Berendt’s classic has been banned and challenged, but it still draws new readers into its strange and magnetic orbit.

#BannedBooks #BookLife #JohnBerendt

20 books that have stayed with me or influenced me.

One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

12/20

#MidnightInTheGardenOfGoodAndEvil #JohnBerendt #BookSky

Book #16 of 2025: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. I wish I’d read it before visiting #Savannah. Hard to believe the characters & story weren’t fictional. Despite the eccentricity of both, the city is the star. Makes me want to visit again. #BookReview #JohnBerendt #HaveToWatchTheMovie

#BookSky #BookChallenge 📚

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

13/20

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

#MidnightintheGardenofGoodandEvil #JohnBerendt

I actually read this book more than once. Parts of it made me laugh out loud! The writing was so good I drank it in! #MidnightintheGardenofGoodandEvil
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