Did the Wrong Book Win? The Curious Case of March by Geraldine Brooks (A Pulitzer Prize Deep Dive)

Описание: When the Pulitzer Prize was announced in 2006, many expected E.L. Doctorow to win for The March. Instead, Geraldine Brooks won for a different March. What happened? Expand for more information. 👇

Links 💻
The Full Post on My Website: https://supposedlyfun.com/2025/04/24/...

Time Stamps ⏰
Snapshot: 2005: 02:03
What Is March About? 05:21
Why Was There Confusion About Which March Won? 10:49
How Did This March Win? 19:16
Is This Novel Any Good? 24:25
Who Is Geraldine Brooks? What Inspired Her to Write March? 35:58
What Was March's Competition for the Pulitzer? 39:38
Should March Have Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? 41:21

Titles Mentioned 📚
March, Geraldine Brooks: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97801430...
The March, E.L. Doctorow: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97808129...
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97801403...
Year of Wonders, Geraldine Brooks: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97801420...
Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805936...
Confederates in the Attic, Tony Horwitz: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97806797...
The Bright Forever, Lee Martin: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97803072...
No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97803757...
Veronica, Mary Gaitskill: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97803757...

Ebook Links 📱
March, Geraldine Brooks: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97811010...
The March, E.L. Doctorow: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97815883...
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805539...
Year of Wonders, Geraldine Brooks: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97811010...
Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97805936...
Confederates in the Attic, Tony Horwitz: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97803077...
The Bright Forever, Lee Martin: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97803072...
No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97803073...
Veronica, Mary Gaitskill: https://bookshop.org/a/99775/97803078...

Further Viewing 🎥
My Pulitzer Prize Prediction for 2025:    • Pulitzer Prize Prediction for Fiction 2025  
My Pulitzer Prize Ranking (So Far):    • Pulitzer Winner Ranking and a Project Update  
What Is the Great American Novel?    • What Is the Great American Novel?  
1917: The Origins of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction:    • The Origins of the Pulitzer Prize for Fict...  
1918: Did the Wrong Book Win the First Pulitzer?    • Did the Wrong Book Win the First Pulitzer ...  
1935: Now in November: Was the Youngest Pulitzer Winner Blacklisted?    • Was the Youngest Pulitzer Prize Winner Bla...  
1937: Is Gone With the Wind Racist?    • Is Gone With the Wind Racist? A Pulitzer P...  
1940: Is The Grapes of Wrath Plagiarism?    • Is The Grapes of Wrath Plagiarism? A Pulit...  
1963: Is To Kill a Mockingbird America’s Most Beloved Book?    • Why Is To Kill a Mockingbird America’s Fav...  
1983: Great Book, Problematic Author: The Color Purple:    • A Great Book With a Problematic Author: Al...  
1986: Is Lonesome Dove the Great American Novel?    • Is Lonesome Dove the Great American Novel?...  
1988: Beloved and the Ghosts of Slavery:    • Can America Reckon With the Ghosts of Its ...  
2000: The Book That Started My Pulitzer Obsession, Interpreter of Maladies:    • My Pulitzer Prize Obsession Started Here: ...  
2006: Did the Wrong Book Win?    • Did the Wrong Book Win? The Curious Case o...  
2010: How On Earth Did Tinkers Win a Pulitzer?    • How On Earth Did Tinkers Win Paul Harding ...  
The 2012 Pulitzer Controversy:    • Do Book Prizes Owe Us a Winner Every Year?...  
2018: Less: What Type of Book Deserves to Win Book Awards?    • What Type of Book Deserves to Win Literary...  
2022: Why Did The Netanyahus Win a Pulitzer?    • Why Did The Netanyahus Win a Pulitzer Priz...  
2023: How Did Trust and Demon Copperhead Tie?    • How Did Demon Copperhead & Trust Tie for t...  
2024: Did the Pulitzer Prize Make a Mistake With Night Watch?    • Did the Pulitzer Prize Make a Mistake With...  

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