My Pulitzer Project - a brief history

I was a guest on Chapter and Verse when the most recent Pulitzer Prize was announced. Here are links to the two videos:

Thanks for watching!

[ant-soul]

This was a lovely retrospective, Kelly. It made me curious to look and see how many of the winners I’ve read—just eight. There are loads of winners I’ve never heard of, and quite a few I know but didn’t realize they had won. A couple really surprised me, like the Cather novel did you—A Fable and The Reivers for Faulkner! It’s all intriguing to look at. Thank you for bringing us this discussion today from your lovely backyard with birdsong accompaniment. c:

[JasmineReads]

I loved this video! The Pullitzer isn’t a prize I follow that closely at all, but I’ve definitely enjoyed some of the books that have won it over the years. To Kill a Mockingbird is my favourite ever novel! You definitely mentioned some here that I’ve never heard of before, but sound like they could be great😊

[fallenangelz]

Of what few I've read, my favorite is A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. My least favorite was A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley.  And, while I liked The Goldfinch, I don't see it as worthy of a literary prize. I also loved those Southern gals, Welty (The Optimist's Daughter) and Glasgow (In This Our Life)!

[wordswordseverywhere]

Reading all the fiction Pulitzer winners is a great achievement. Now on to the poetry winners? ;)
It's great that you feel so welcomed to the community :D
Have a lovely day, Kelly :)

[shmizzleshmazzle]

I've read 16 Pulitzer prize-winning novels and two of my favorites are The Bridge of San Luis Rey and A Visit From The Goon Squad. Two of my least favorite are The Shipping News and The Hours.

[josmith]

I will have to go and check out the Pulitzer video with you and Jason now! I've only read 17, mainly more recent ones and am actually reading Grapes of Wrath right now. I was surprised how many of the ones you held up, and from the list, I hadn't heard of. I feel like I know a lot more from the Booker. I've never tried to read a whole prize though I think it's a great framework for your reading, I am taking part in a readalong of all Iris Murdoch's novels in chronological order- 26 in all- and I'm really enjoying that and seeing how an authors style changes, or doesn't. Do you have any plans for prize or list reading in the future?