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In which we look at the first half of the 1957 longlist and consider the direction of the literary landscape

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Hi, Y’all! Glad You’re Here— Over the last couple of years, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing/chatting with some of my favorite authors. I’ve been…

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May 13

In which we discuss the NBA winner of 1956, and the Pulitzer Prize winner who almost took the gold.

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May 6

In which we look at the two Pulitzer-Prize winners and the National Book Award finalist to appear on the 1956 longlist

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Apr 29

In which we consider the three short story collections--all by southern women--that made the National Book Award longlist in 1956.

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Apr 22

In which we look at the winner of the 1955 National Book Award and the Pulitzer, and the novel that everyone else thought was more deserving.

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Apr 15

Hi, Y’all! Glad You’re Here— We’re a little more than halfway through the first decade of the National Book Award fiction longlists, and something I…

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Apr 8

In which I send out the *correct* draft of the newsletter from last week.

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Apr 1

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