Episode 24 - Always Been a Fan of a List with Ian Gillham

On this episode, Ian Gillham, @criticalgayze on Instagram, and I discuss our shared love of book lists, book awards, and reading these lists. We also discuss Ian’s Substack project focusing on the Pulitzer Prize and how it has morphed throughout the years. Also, stick around for some hot takes about super popular books!   Here is the link to Ian’s Substack so you can follow along with his prize project.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  My Friends by Hisham Matar  Colored Television by Danzy Senna  Summerdale by David Jay Collins    Books Highlighted by Ian: Say Hello to My Little Friend by Jennine Capó Crucet Any Person is the Only Self by Elisa Gabbert Wolfsong by T.J. Klune A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers Biography of X by Catherine Lacey Devil House by John Darnielle  The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg  The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Gilead by Marilynne Robinson  Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzalúda   All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Other books mentioned in this episode: All Fours by Miranda July  The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun  The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon  How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell & Emily Arnold McCully  A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket & Brett Helquist  The Giver by Lois Lowry  Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix & Cliff Nielsen  Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury  Brave New World by Aldous Huxley  Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead  A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman  This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud  Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange  Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips  Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park  Wednesday’s Child: Stories by Yiyun Li  Trust by Hernan Diaz  Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver  Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob  The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers  James by Percival Everett  Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain  Blake; Or the Huts of America by Martin R. Delany, Sandra M. Grayson, & Patty Nicole Johnson  Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar  Telephone by Percival Everett  Orbital by Samantha Harvey  11/22/63 by Stephen King  The Long Walk by Stephen King  The Institute by Stephen King  The Shining by Stephen King  Matrix by Lauren Groff  Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff  The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff  Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah  The Running Man by Stephen King  A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara