Who Can You Believe? Read the Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Novel, TRUST, by Hernan Diaz
By the end of the book, you trust no one and yet have an understanding of the influence the stock market wielded in the early 1900s.
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Melissa Gouty
Aug 85 min
Want a Jaw-Dropping Mystery? Read the Novel All the Colors of the Dark
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker is a powerful story not limited to one genre. It's a mystery, love story, and crime thriller.
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Melissa Gouty
Jul 285 min
What's a Woman Worth in Ancient China? Read Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See's, Lady Tan's Circle of Women shows what it was like when what mattered for women was beauty and ability to produce a male heir.
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Melissa Gouty
Jul 155 min
Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay: A Great Novel About Comic Books?
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon, was filled with compelling characters and meaningful backstories.
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Melissa Gouty
Jun 245 min
Who was King David? Lessons Learned from Brooks' Novel, The Secret Chord
Geraldine Brooks is the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author. Her novel, The Secret Chord, about the life of the Biblical King David, wowed me.
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Melissa Gouty
May 93 min
My Bold Prediction Was Wrong! Night Watch Takes the Pulitzer for Fiction, 2024
Jayne Anne Phillips' novel, Night Watch, takes the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for fiction...(Even though I was sure it would be North Woods!
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Melissa Gouty
Mar 263 min
How to Return to Childhood: Read The Hobbit on National Tolkien Reading Day
National Tolkien Reading Day takes me back to my childhood. I remember Mrs. Handy reading The Hobbit and teaching me the joy of storytelling
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Melissa Gouty
Mar 195 min
Are You Grieving? You Should Definitely Read Fresh Water for Flowers
Valerie Perrin's novel, Fresh Water for Flowers is a different kind of love story, a poignant look at grief, loss, and affairs of the heart.
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Melissa Gouty
Mar 44 min
One Bold Prediction: North Woods Will Win the 2024 Pulitzer for Fiction
Daniel Mason's North Woods is an inventive, mesmerizing, riveting romp through history and my pic to win the 2024 Pulitzer for fiction.
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Melissa Gouty
Feb 284 min
How to Be a Great Writer: 4 Powerful Insights from Marilynne Robinson
Whether you need justification, motivation, or inspiration, writers will benefit from these four powerful insights from Marilyn Robinson.
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Melissa Gouty
Feb 187 min
How Shocking Are Your Thoughts? Writers Who Wrote In Secret Code
Writers want the world to understand their words. Beatrix Potter, William Byrd, and Joseph Pulitzer, however, chose to write in secret code.
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Melissa Gouty
Feb 115 min
What's a King's Harem Really Like? Read the Novel, Jewel of Persia
Roseanna M. White's, The Jewel of Persia, is the Biblical story of Esther told through the viewpoint of Kasia, Esther's fictional friend.
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Melissa Gouty
Feb 54 min
Looking for a Smart, Mature Heroine? Read the Novel, Frozen River
Ariel's Lahon's historical fiction, The Frozen River, is a remarkable retelling of the story of Martha Ballard, a real-life American midwife
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Melissa Gouty
Jan 95 min
How Brave Are You? Does Being An Editor Now Mean Altering History?
Classic works by well-known authors like Roald Dahl are being revised by publishers. But does changing the language alter our history?
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Melissa Gouty
Jan 36 min
How Brooks' Novel MARCH Uses Little Women as a Springboard to a Pulitzer
Geraldine Brooks', MARCH, 2006 Pulitzer-Prize winner fiction-winner examines the impact of war on the father of the Little Women we know.
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