Book · 2009 · Fiction, short stories (single author)
Delicate Edible Birds
Why people recommend it
Delicate Edible Birds by Lauren Groff is a powerful and evocative short story collection that showcases the author's trademark lyrical prose and deep emotional insight. MJ Franklin recommended the book on The Book Review podcast on July 18, 2024, describing it as one of their all-time favorite story collections and sharing that a bookseller from Three Lives and Company had originally recommended it after noticing frequent visits to the shop. Jennifer Harlan also discussed the book during an episode of The Book Review on August 21, 2026, echoing the sentiment by recounting how she too received a recommendation for Delicate Edible Birds from a knowledgeable bookseller, which subsequently made it one of her all-time favorite books. These overlapping personal anecdotes shared by different critics emphasize the vital, serendipitous role that independent bookstores and passionate booksellers play in connecting readers with transformative literature. The mentions highlight how a personalized recommendation can turn a customer into a lifelong devotee of an author's work, ensuring that brilliant collections like Lauren Groff's continue to find appreciative audiences through word of mouth and community-focused bookselling spaces.
Who recommended it
- Jennifer Harlan Discussed
- MJ Franklin Recommended
Jennifer Harlan — 1 mention
“For me, I got a recommendation of what became one of my favorite all-time books, and that is Delicate Edible Birds by Lauren Groff, from a bookseller.”
MJ Franklin — 1 mention
“delicate edible Birds by Lauren gra is one of my all-time favorite Collections and I actually was recommended this by a book seller um from three lives and Company who had seen me come in many times”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“she is the author of two novels previously the monsters of Templeton and Arcadia and a Story collection delicate edible birds and she now has a new book Fates and Furies getting a lot of attention and reviewed this week on our cover”