📚 5 Books mentioned in "The Pulitzer Prize: A major award! | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW" of Stuff You Should Know
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Episode: The Pulitzer Prize: A major award! | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW
Published on March 29, 2024
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
1491
Buy 1491 by Charles C. Mann, Charles Mann on Amazon
But apparently the Pulitzer committee is not interested in that kind of thing! He won, which was yours, 1491! And then the follow-up was 1493!
In this segment, Chuck references the book titles '1491' and '1493' while discussing previous awards won by a particular author, implying that they are authored by the same individual.
1493
Buy 1493 by Charles C. Mann, Charles Mann on Amazon
He won, which was yours, 1491! And then the follow-up was 1493! He won a big award for that, but not the Pulitzer!
Chuck refers to the book '1493' as a follow-up to '1491' and discusses the significant award that the author won, noting that it was not the Pulitzer Prize.
A million little pieces
Buy A million little pieces by James Frey on Amazon
I think the sad thing is that apparently it's sort of like a million little pieces book that that guy wrote. I read that book, and it was great with a capital G! In my mind, I always thought, 'Dude, why didn’t you just call it a novel?'
During a discussion about a previous Pulitzer scandal, one of the hosts mentions 'A Million Little Pieces', praising the book and reflecting that the author could have avoided controversy by calling it a novel.
Less
Buy Less by Andrew Sean Greer on Amazon
Um, I picked this book because that's sometimes when I'm after a novel and it's been a while, I will go to the Pulitzer list and that's exactly what I did. And I'm reading Less by Andrew Sean Greer, which won in 2018, and it is so funny and great!
During the podcast, one of the hosts, Josh, shares that he is currently reading 'Less' by Andrew Sean Greer, a novel that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2018. He mentions that when he feels like reading a novel again after a break, he turns to the Pulitzer list for recommendations.
Roots
Buy Roots by Alex Haley on Amazon
Alex Haley was another recipient in 1977 for his book Roots, which, surprisingly, had a colon in its full title: Roots: The Saga of an American Family. I think I may have seen it before on the cover, but they never really emphasized the colon, making it seem implied.
The hosts discuss Alex Haley's book 'Roots: The Saga of an American Family' which won a special Pulitzer citation, highlighting its complete title and mentioning how its content was not heavily emphasized in some contexts.