Hey! These Authors Look Familiar...

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

Hi, Y’all! Glad You’re Here—

We’re into our second week of the 1956 longlist, and I can’t help but notice this major shift in subject matter (and the navigation of ideas) in comparison to the first half of the decade. Most of the books we’ve discussed so far have dealt with World War II, the lead up, the aftermath, actual battle—there have been a few bo…