The Grapes of Wrath is considered by many to be the Great American Novel. But was it stolen from another novelist? … More Is The Grapes of Wrath Plagiarism? A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive
In an unprecedented move, the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was a tie between Trust and Demon Copperhead. How did this happen? What could have led to a tie, and was it deserved? … More How Did Demon Copperhead and Trust Tie for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive
There was no shortage of big-name contenders for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, but the winner was a lesser-known novel. How did The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen beat the odds? … More Why Did The Netanyahus Win a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive
Ernest Poole won the first Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel His Family, a quiet domestic drama about societal change. But did the wrong book win? … More Did the Wrong Book Win the First Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive on Ernest Poole’s ‘His Family’
Josephine Johnson is the youngest winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel Now in November, but her career mysteriously stalled. What happened? … More Was the Youngest Pulitzer Prize Winner Blacklisted? Now in November: A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive
Andrew Sean Greer’s Less was a surprise winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Did it deserve to win? And what does that mean anyway? … More Is Less Secretly Toxic? And What Type of Book Deserves to Win Major Literary Prizes? The Case of Less (A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive)
Toni Morrison won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Beloved, a novel about the ghosts of slavery. Is it worthy of the title Great American Novel? … More Can America Reckon With the Ghosts of Slavery? Beloved: A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive
Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, that classic saga of the American south, has been a beloved novel since it was first published. But is it inherently racist? … More Is Gone with the Wind Racist? A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive
Predicting what will win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction feels like madness, but that won’t stop me from trying! Here are my predictions for what might be named this year’s winner. … More Who Will Win the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
Is Larry McMurtry’s classic saga about a cattle drive from Texas to Montana the definitive American story? Or is its depiction of women, Native Americans, and the Old West problematic? … More Is Lonesome Dove the Great American Novel? A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive
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