The 1964 NBA Longlist!

Hi, Y’all! Glad You’re Here—

This week, I wrapped up my reading for the 1964 National Book Award for Fiction, which only featured five books, though they were all a hefty size, so I feel like that makes up for it. This was an interesting year, seeing as we had John Updike’s first win, the introductions of Thomas Pynchon and Mary McCarthy, and another ap…