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

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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