

#3047
Mentioned in 9 episodes
A Visit from the Goon Squad
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Mentioned in 9 episodes
Mentioned by 

as a non-fiction book that teaches a lot about writing.


Jason Calacanis

69 snips
The power of super communication with Charles Duhigg | E1938
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as a book she recommends.

Monica Padman

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Malcolm Gladwell Returns Again
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as a novel that illuminates the human condition in our time of media saturation.


Nicholas Carr

45 snips
Nicholas Carr on deep reading and digital thinking
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as an example of a book with a great first line, a Pulitzer Prize winner.


James Altucher

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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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as the author of several books, including "The Keep", "A Visit from the Goon Squad", "Manhattan Beach", and "The Candy House".


Deborah Treisman

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Jennifer Egan Reads Margaret Atwood
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as two novels he recently read and loved.


Dan Harris

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist Jennifer Egan On: Panic, Awe, Fetishizing Authenticity, and Our Possible AI Futures
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as an example of a novel with a woven tapestry structure.

Conner Habib

AEWCH 288: HOW TO LIVE IN 2025: READ with ALEXANDER CHEE
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as a previous work by the author, which won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award.


Elise Hu


Steven Johnson

Storytelling in a data-hooked world | The TED Interview
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in their Pulitzer Prize ranking, praising its innovative structure and exploration of contemporary themes.


Jeff O'Neal

Rebecca Schinsky

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
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in relation to the decline of culture.

Isaac Butler

Culture Gabfest: Can Tim Robinson Save Friendship Edition
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for its immersive and enjoyable reading experience.


Derek Thompson

Best of: Work as identity, burnout as lifestyle
Recommended by 

for its immersive and enjoyable reading experience.


Derek Thompson

Work as identity, burnout as lifestyle
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as a really good and entertaining novel.

James Harris

*SUBSTACK PREVIEW* The Afters with Jimmy and Larry: 2/13/25
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as the author of "A Visit from the Goon Squad", which incorporates some of her previously published stories.


Deborah Treisman

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)
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as the first book of Jennifer Egan and it has similar structure as the 'The Candy House'.

Monica Padman

Gabrielle Union