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Mentioned in 9 episodes
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Book • 2010
Mentioned by
Mentioned in 9 episodes
Recommended by 
Nicholas Carr as a novel that illuminates the human condition in our time of media saturation.
Nicholas Carr as a novel that illuminates the human condition in our time of media saturation.
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Nicholas Carr on deep reading and digital thinking
Mentioned by 
James Altucher as an example of a book with a great first line, a Pulitzer Prize winner.
James Altucher as an example of a book with a great first line, a Pulitzer Prize winner.
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Part 2: How to Write and Publish Your First Book in 30 Days - Frameworks, First Lines, and the Craft of Storytelling
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Deborah Treisman as the author of several books, including "The Keep", "A Visit from the Goon Squad", "Manhattan Beach", and "The Candy House".
Deborah Treisman as the author of several books, including "The Keep", "A Visit from the Goon Squad", "Manhattan Beach", and "The Candy House".
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Jennifer Egan Reads Margaret Atwood
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Elise Hu and 
Steven Johnson as a previous work by the author, which won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award.
Elise Hu and Steven Johnson as a previous work by the author, which won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award.
Storytelling in a data-hooked world | The TED Interview
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Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinsky in their Pulitzer Prize ranking, praising its innovative structure and exploration of contemporary themes.
Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinsky in their Pulitzer Prize ranking, praising its innovative structure and exploration of contemporary themes.
The 10 Best Winners of The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction of the Century So Far
Mentioned by Liliana Naydan as one of the authors whose work is analyzed in her book's chapter on history and time.
Liliana M. Naydan, "Flat-World Fiction: Digital Humanity in Early Twenty-First-Century America" (U Georgia Press, 2021)
Mentioned by Jennifer Egan, as it contains a section written in powerpoint pages.
Dan Wilson: Awesomeness Fatigue
Mentioned by Deborah Treisman as the author of "A Visit from the Goon Squad", which incorporates some of her previously published stories.
Deborah Treisman as the author of "A Visit from the Goon Squad", which incorporates some of her previously published stories. Jennifer Egan Reads Lore Segal
Mentioned by Liliana Naydan as one of the authors whose work is analyzed in her book's chapter on history and time.
Liliana M. Naydan, "Flat-World Fiction: Digital Humanity in Early Twenty-First-Century America" (U Georgia Press, 2021)
Mentioned by Monica Padman as the first book of Jennifer Egan and it has similar structure as the 'The Candy House'.
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