May 9, 2022, has just been announced as the date for the announcement of this year's Pulitzers.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Wahoo! That’s exciting!

I know it's a longer video but this content is what sets this channel apart. I love hearing your insights and suggestions on where to find similar conversations online.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much--that really means a lot!

This was so interesting! Thank you for all of the background and interesting tidbits on the Pulitzer! And I've just started Love Songs - I think that seems like a pretty good bet for a win!

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for your perspective.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

The video we all have been waiting for ❤️

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

It's so much work but I love doing this every year, so thank you!

Thank you for the information about the Pulitzer. I think it is fascinating.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Me too-glad you agree!

Why do I imagine a murder wall of book covers with sticky notes and string running off everywhere in your house as you to work out which works will be on your list? A great collections of titles and many of my favorites from last year and these last few months. But this is my first time at this rodeo, so I have no idea where to toss my allegiance. If I had to pick, I still would like to see The Great Circle get some literary book award love to secure a strong future and remain in print in the years ahead.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

That is a fairly accurate rendering of me preparing my predictions. 😂 I think The Great Circle has a really good shot. If I were listing a top four it would have been (1) Love Songs, (2) The Trees, (3) Crossroads, and (4) The Great Circle. I just didn't want to go down that rabbit hole because at that point I would have felt obligated to rank all of the books I listed. We'll see!

Fantastic video. You have me wanting to read all the Pulitzer winners of the past. By my count I've only read nine of the past winners. I can't wait to see what book they choose as the winner for this year.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Nine is a good start!

Oh my go I have waited for this foreverrrrr. Love your analysis

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

I hope it was worth the wait!

@Gianzhg

2 жыл бұрын

This yeah prediction definitely top all of them 👌🏻

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gianzhg Thank you!

thank you for explaining the arcana of Pulitzer Prize choices!

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

It's a wild and weird universe for sure.

The Prophets needs so much more love. It’s so good

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

It is!

I will be slowly watching this throughout the day. So far its super informative and appreciate your thoughts

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

I hope the rest holds up! 😊

@aliciaguzman

2 жыл бұрын

Im relative new to your channel so forgive me if you mentioned this in another video already. Are you reading the Pulitzer prize winners in order? What's your favorite one so far ?

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

@@aliciaguzman No worries! I was originally going to read them in order and then deviated from that. My favorite that was new to me (so far) is probably Beloved.

such a strong list! my bets are on Crossroads but I haven't read the Jeffers yet, need to get hold of a copy. fingers crossed for April 📖📖

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I will be so bummed out if it gets pushed back again this year.

Great list, could definitely see any of those, I’d add Detransition Baby and My Year Abroad to the not likely but possible category.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Detransition Baby is an interesting thought. It's been a fairly divisive book but it could get in there. My Year Abroad is definitely a contender.

I enjoyed this video so much! Entertaining and hugely informative. I have read 17 of the 29 and loved almost all of them. I think Crossroads will win, but am rooting for Love Songs. Of the long shots, I am rooting for Gordo. There’s only one I really don’t want to win (“Please don’t do this to me.”). I don’t think JCO has much of a chance this year, but a win would make one BookTuber ecstatic and his reaction video alone would justify the win.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, his reaction would be pure joy!

I always love your Pulitzer Prize prediction videos. I hope Love Songs.... wins.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

such a comprehensive list!! gonna have to check out all the books you mentioned that flew under my radar. i also wasn't the biggest fan of No One Is Talking About This 🙈🙈

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of us in this comment section and I’m here for the anti-No One Is Talking About This army.

@kiranreader

2 жыл бұрын

@@SupposedlyFun love that there's a mini army of us lol :)

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

@@kiranreader There are certainly more than I expected!

Lovable long shot!

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Who knew????

Great video, I think you made a very good case for your top picks. I think Zorrie has a great chance just because of the story. Hell of A Book was a hell of a book and might slide under the radar as Well as My Year Abroad as it’s always checked out of the library. I’m going to go with Lincoln Highway as the winner , which I haven’t read but there is a 20 person wait for 8 copies at the local library. I don’t know of any other book that they have 8 copies of.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is a lot of copies! It will be interesting to see what wins in the end!

1999 was *such* an interesting year for the Pulitzer! I am ultimately glad The Hours was chosen, but Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks is so damn amazing, and though I’m not too keen on Barbara Kingsolver’s fiction (love her essays though) I was captivated beyond belief by The Poisonwood Bible (read all three of these thrice now!) - Russell Banks may be a true lovable long shot, but I haven’t read Foregone. But considering Cloudsplitter, Continental Drift and The Afflictions he feels a bit like a Louise Erdrich scenario to me!

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

I loved The Poisonwood Bible so I think that’s where my heart lies for that year. Banks hasn’t been as prolific as Oates but he is for sure an author who feels like he should have a Pulitzer.

Brilliant video, so much work that had to go into it. I believe they are announcing on 9th of May, right?

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

They are! I can't wait to see what wins.

Phew another big list. I had some problems with it but I think Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles is a strong contender (having said that I haven't yet read The Love Stories of WB du Bois). I would like to see Laird Hunt get some kudos though. Hmm..feels to me like a male winner this year?

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Not if Honore Fannone Jeffers has anything to say about it!

I still can't believe Love Songs wasn't on the Women's Prize Longlist. Shocking. The Trees is really good! The only thing is Everett doesn't really like literary prizes. I read The Prophets when it came out and really liked it but I don't think it will win. If The Sweetness of Water wins I'll be shocked. How Beautiful We Were is a beautifully written story. I would love to see it win but it probably won't. No One is Talking About This is a no for me too. I tried to read it but DNed. I'm with you on the don't do this to me. Great video!

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

If Everett has a saving Grace in not liking literary prizes it’s that he’s much quieter about it than Jonathan Franzen. 😂 Love Songs’ omission from the Women’s Prize really does still feel shocking.

@browngirlreading

2 жыл бұрын

@@SupposedlyFun Tead his book Erasure.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

@@browngirlreading Thanks for the recommendation!

Cloud Cuckoo Land was number two on my list of favourite books of 2021. Bewilderment was also in my top twenty.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of people have loved Cloud Cuckoo Land. We’ll see if it makes it to the final three!

In a very strong year for female authors here are a few you didn't mention that I feel could muster consideration : OF WOMEN AND SALT by Gabriela Garcia, OLGA DIES DREAMING by Xochtl Gonzalez, THE PAPER PALACE by Miranda Cowley Heller, ANIMAL by Lisa Taddeo, THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV by Dawnie Walton and there is also the Ozeki which I didn't like but am surprised you didn't mention.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting suggestions! Thank you for sharing. I think Ozeki feels a bit outside the box for the Pulitzer--it could happen but it feels like more of a stretch.

I feel like this might be Franzen’s year but I would love to see The Prophets take the win or at least be one of the finalists.

Would be great if Crossroads or My Year Abroad won!

Several of your picks are on the Pen/Faulkner longlist as well---how often do those line up with The Pulitzer historically? Do you follow the Pen/Faulkner Prize? I would love a video about that prize as well!!

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

I do loosely follow the Pen/Faulker. Surprisingly, it doesn't line up with the Pulitzer very often at all. Since 1981, the Pulitzer winner has only been a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner 11 times. They have only aligned (i.e. the same book won both prizes) twice--for Michael Cunningham's The Hours and Richard Ford's Independence Day (both times in the 1990s).

OMG. No One is Talking… Surely it has to go away after this, right? What a great list of books. I’ve got to go back through this to add some to my TBR. As I said to you on Twitter, Love Songs seems like a lock to me, but I kind of hate the fact that this prize is so secretive. At least we know the board isn’t ALL old white guys…

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

In a way the secrecy is refreshing given the drawn-out process the other prizes deploy (and the ways they seem to almost desperately crave social media interaction). On the other hand, it gets really infuriating a lot of the time.

@mradcaqbdb

2 жыл бұрын

@@SupposedlyFun I think the way the other prizes do things is far superior. We get to participate in a way and we also get introduced to so many great authors and books along the way. But the Pulitzer is the Pulitzer, so they get to do it whatever way they want to. I was so thrilled when Colson Whitehead one his second.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

@@mradcaqbdb The other way definitely has more interaction--and more opportunities for audiences to discover the books.

I am reading The Five Wounds now it is wonderful and very different

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard a lot of great things about it.

Of all the possible repeat winners, I think Bewilderment has the best chance. But I am hoping for Love Songs, Morningside Heights, or Hell of a Book to win.

A significant and pivotal portion of How Beautiful We Were takes place in the United States 😁😁 so i’m really hoping there’s a nod to it!!

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

That’s good to know! It definitely increases the book’s “American life” aspect while still having a global focus-something the Pulitzer has liked over the last decade.

Out of the 11 of your predictions that I’ve read, my top two picks are The Sentence and Afterparties. Has an author ever won two Pulitzers in a row?

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Nope! There has always been some separation between the wins, although if I remember correctly they all happened under a decade apart.

The Netanyahus is now the first book published by Fitzcarraldo Editions to win a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Nice.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

How cool!

The level of secrecy around the Pulitzer is wild! 😂

@JentheLibrarianreads

2 жыл бұрын

They’re absolutely going to give it to Patricia Lockwood, just to annoy you 🤣

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

It is absolutely wild. And yes, I feel like I am going to be trolled with a Lockwood win. 😩

Good morning. I am reading The Love Songs of W.E.B. du Bois. I love that book. I have a hold on The Trees. I am very interested in it. I have tried to read Franzen's books before and have yet to finish one. I agree please don't choose No One is Talking About It. I couldn't finish that one the first time I tried to read it. My favorite is The Love Songs. Have a great day.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Have a great day as well! I also have a hold on The Trees at my library. I’m glad we agree on Franzen and Lockwood.

@annegibson6072

2 жыл бұрын

@@SupposedlyFun I will be upset if Lockwood wins. If the Franzen book wins I will give him another try. If it doesn't win I will pass. I just heard that The Magician by Colm Toibin won the Rathbones Folio Award. I enjoyed that novel.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

@@annegibson6072 I considered including Colm Tóibín as a wildcard because although he's very Irish, I think he lives in New York City at least part time. Ultimately I decided that he feels way more like a UK writer than an American writer, and I'm not sure Tóibín himself would seek out designation as an American writer.

My novel, (The Demise of the School Bullies in the Kingdom of Marbles), is in this year's Pulitzer Prize competition. I just found out that the winners will be published on Monday 05/09/2022. How do you know if the books you are reviewing are in the Pulitzer Prize competition?

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

There isn't a list of books that qualify, which is one of the reasons it's difficult to predict. I believe there is a submission process that is usually done by the publisher but I am not sure what it entails or when it would have to be done (I assume the deadline for this year is passed).

My vote at this juncture is for “Crossroads” by Jonathan Franzen.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

I think it has a good chance. We'll see!

I strongly believe they will go with a dark horse.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

There are a couple that have a good shot!

I enjoyed both The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois and Crossroads.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback.

Has the PPrize posted their predictions yet? I'm not seeing the official list when I go to the site.

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

This year they've been periodically updating the predictions in the comment section (Mike, I believe, is the guy who runs the site). I'm assuming they'll put the list in the main part of the page when it gets closer to the announcement but I also don't really know what they're waiting for.

If anyone Morrison, but I think Louise Erdrich *could* have been a three time winner but ONLY for Love Medicine, Plague of Doves and The Round House (or her Collected Stories).

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Round House was great and probably would have been a bigger contender for the Pulitzer if it hadn’t won the National Book Award. All three would have been worthy winners in my opinion!

Wait…. It’s this time AGAIN?!

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, it is ALWAYS this time in my heart.

@KDbooks

2 жыл бұрын

@@SupposedlyFun Pulitzer season always creeps up on me suddenly 😂

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

👻📚👻

But, isn't Canada in North America? Couldn't a book from South America technically qualify?

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

That could very well be how the jury interpreted it when Shields won, but if that were the norm I think it’s likely Margaret Atwood would have won a Pulitzer by now (and Alice Munro and several other Canadian writers). Just one of the many ways it’s difficult to parse who is actually eligible for this Prize.

@judybrown1624

2 жыл бұрын

@@SupposedlyFun my Spanish teacher in college pounded us over the head with USA thinking we are the only Americans on the continent. It's funny what sticks in our minds. I remember very little actual Spanish 😊

@SupposedlyFun

2 жыл бұрын

@@judybrown1624 I remember very little Spanish as well. I had very little reason to use it outside of high school classes so it's lost to me, which is sad.