For some African-American writers, New York’s uptown neighborhood of Harlem represents both a crucible and a showcase. Writing about Harlem has been known to launch literary careers, for those good ...
There will likely never be an adjective “Whiteheadian” — like Wordsworthian, Joycean or Dickensian — because Colson Whitehead, National Book Award recipient and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize ...
Colson Whitehead's last two books won Pulitzer Prizes. "The Underground Railroad" was about slavery and escape. "The Nickel Boys" was about a reform school in Florida where boys were brutalized. So it ...
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Karan Mahajan HARLEM SHUFFLE By Colson Whitehead Colson Whitehead is on a tear. In the last five ...
After winning back-to-back Pulitzers, the author of “The Underground Railroad” and “The Nickel Boys” took another detour with his new crime novel, “Harlem Shuffle.” New York City is “always being laid ...
Colson Whitehead's last two books won Pulitzer Prizes. "The Underground Railroad" was about slavery and escape. "The Nickel Boys" was about a reform school in Florida where boys were brutalized. So it ...