The Pulitzer Prize made a groundbreaking choice when it selected Angel Down as the 2026 fiction winnner. Does this represent a bold new direction, or was it a terrible mistake? … More Is Angel Down a Daring Choice or a Big Mistake? A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive
Who will win the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? I’ll look at the potential winners and make a prediction for the book with the best odds (and decide what I want to win). … More Pulitzer Prize Predictions for Fiction 2026
Ernest Hemingway’s most famous novels were behind him at the time The Old Man and the Sea won him a Pulitzer Prize. Was it deserved, or was it a case of recognizing his previous successes? … More Was The Old Man and the Sea a Make-Up Prize for Ernest Hemingway? A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive
In a truly crazy year for the Oscar, why did Anora win a Best Picture Academy Award for the year 2024? How did it happen? And did it deserve to win? … More Why Did Anora Win Best Picture?
The Booker Prize included Tash Aw’s The South on its 2025 longlist, a novel about two boys experiencing first love. But is it any good? … More Booker Longlist Review: The South by Tash Aw
David Brooks thinks literature is in decline. He’s obviously wrong. … More Is Literature Dead?
There was something odd about the announcement that Percival Everett had won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel James. Here’s how he nearly lost. … More How Percival Everett’s James Almost Didn’t Win (A Rant and a Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive)
When the Pulitzer Prize was announced in 2006, many expected E.L. Doctorow to win for The March. Instead, Geraldine Brooks won for a different March. What happened? … More Did the Wrong Book Win? The Curious Case of March by Geraldine Brooks (A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive)
Who will win the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? I’ll look at the potential winners and make a prediction for the book with the best odds (and decide what I want to win). … More Pulitzer Prize Predictions for Fiction 2025
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has had a rocky decade of winners. Is this a temporary thing or is it a more systemic problem? … More Is the Pulitzer Prize in Trouble?
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