Joshua Henkin Discusses His Acclaimed New Novel, “Morningside Heights”

On Sunday, July 25th at 2 PM, The Book Stall welcomes novelist Joshua Henkin, whose latest work, Morningside Heights, arrives in the world as a #1 Indie Next Pick! Mr. Henkin will be in an online conversation with long-time book group leader Judy Levin, and they’ll discuss the new novel that Publishers Weekly calls “a stunning achievement.” This virtual program is free.

About the Book: When Ohio-born Pru Steiner arrives in New York in 1976, she follows in a long tradition of young people determined to take the city by storm. But when she falls in love with and marries Spence Robin, her hotshot young Shakespeare professor, her life takes a turn she couldn’t have anticipated. Thirty years later, something is wrong with Spence. The Great Man can’t concentrate; he falls asleep reading The New York Review of Books. With their daughter, Sarah, away at medical school, Pru must struggle on her own to care for him. One day, feeling especially isolated, Pru meets a man, and the possibility of new romance blooms. Meanwhile, Spence’s estranged son from his first marriage has come back into their lives. Arlo, a wealthy entrepreneur who invests in biotech, may be his father’s last, best hope.

“What does it really mean: in sickness and in health, till death do us part? Morningside Heights knows the answer. In this tender, wise, and unflinching novel, Joshua Henkin traces the bittersweet arc of a lifelong love, with all its joy and pain.” –Tom Perrotta

About the Author: Joshua Henkin is the author of the novels Swimming Across the Hudson (a Los Angeles Times Notable Book), Matrimony (a New York Times Notable Book), and The World Without You (winner of the 2012 Edward Lewis Wallant Award for American Jewish Fiction and a finalist for the 2012 National Jewish Book Award). He lives in Brooklyn, New York, and directs the MFA program in Fiction Writing at Brooklyn College.

About the Interviewer: Judy Levin has reviewed books and facilitated book discussions for more than 30 years in the Chicagoland area, and works with book groups at libraries, bookstores, (including The Book Stall) and in private settings.