Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
There was something odd about the announcement that Percival Everett had won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel James. Here's how he nearly lost. Expand for more information. 👇
Links 💻
My Post About This (Including Links to Sources): supposedlyfun.com/2025/05/09/how-percival-everetts-james-almost-didnt-win-a-rant-and-a-pulitzer-prize-deep-dive
Time Stamps ⏰
What's the Fuss About the Finalists? 03:17
How James Almost Didn't Win the Pulitzer: 04:31
Why Am I Annoyed by This? 10:33
Here Comes the Rant: 14:28
What Is James About? 26:53
Why Did This Win a Pulitzer Prize? 30:48
Is This Novel Any Good? 33:13
Who Is Percival Everett? 37:58
What Was James' Competition for the Pulitzer? 39:20
Should James Have Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? 41:57
Further Viewing 🎥
My Reaction to the 2025 Announcement: youtu.be/msfQydmAUGA
1917: The Origins of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: youtu.be/Y0twmkZ0M8o
1918: Did the Wrong Book Win the First Pulitzer? youtu.be/fiURZEHNy4Y
1935: Now in November: Was the Youngest Pulitzer Winner Blacklisted? youtu.be/rx7IeJo3RlA
1937: Is Gone With the Wind Racist? youtu.be/7kdP568OC_Q
1940: Is The Grapes of Wrath Plagiarism? youtu.be/vJigIHKqL0I
1963: Is To Kill a Mockingbird America’s Most Beloved Book? youtu.be/HAEW7DgjkAE
1983: Great Book, Problematic Author: The Color Purple: youtu.be/E7XCeXRPeTc
1986: Is Lonesome Dove the Great American Novel? youtu.be/bf5tx26fKNs
1988: Beloved and the Ghosts of Slavery: youtu.be/TzlTdLCqjAs
2000: The Book That Started My Pulitzer Obsession, Interpreter of Maladies: youtu.be/OT78tG9W118
2006: March: Did the Wrong Book Win? youtu.be/ioByVBJFb5o
2010: How On Earth Did Tinkers Win a Pulitzer? youtu.be/9yXxr3O_jDg
The 2012 Pulitzer Controversy: youtu.be/ydylVjwjCPo
2018: Less: What Type of Book Deserves to Win Book Awards? youtu.be/U-rL7ewcNwA
2022: Why Did The Netanyahus Win a Pulitzer? youtu.be/BSS6eGkWSZw
2023: How Did Trust and Demon Copperhead Tie? youtu.be/xIrKCP1kF7U
2024: Did the Pulitzer Prize Make a Mistake With Night Watch? youtu.be/ig50F7XzIow
Relevant Titles Mentioned 📚
James, Percival Everett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385550369
Headshot, Rita Bullwinkel: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593654125
Mice 1961, Stacey Levine: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781959163015
The Unicorn Woman, Gayl Jones (hardcover): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780807030035
The Unicorn Woman, Gayl Jones (paperback pre-order): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780807019627
Ebook Links 📱
James, Percival Everett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385550376
Headshot, Rita Bullwinkel: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593654118
Mice 1961, Stacey Levine: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781959163022
The Unicorn Woman, Gayl Jones: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780807030042
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There was something odd about the announcement that Percival Everett had won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel James. Here's how he nearly lost. Expand for more information. 👇
Links 💻
My Post About This (Including Links to Sources): supposedlyfun.com/2025/05/09/how-percival-everetts-james-almost-didnt-win-a-rant-and-a-pulitzer-prize-deep-dive
Time Stamps ⏰
What's the Fuss About the Finalists? 03:17
How James Almost Didn't Win the Pulitzer: 04:31
Why Am I Annoyed by This? 10:33
Here Comes the Rant: 14:28
What Is James About? 26:53
Why Did This Win a Pulitzer Prize? 30:48
Is This Novel Any Good? 33:13
Who Is Percival Everett? 37:58
What Was James' Competition for the Pulitzer? 39:20
Should James Have Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction? 41:57
Further Viewing 🎥
My Reaction to the 2025 Announcement: youtu.be/msfQydmAUGA
1917: The Origins of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: youtu.be/Y0twmkZ0M8o
1918: Did the Wrong Book Win the First Pulitzer? youtu.be/fiURZEHNy4Y
1935: Now in November: Was the Youngest Pulitzer Winner Blacklisted? youtu.be/rx7IeJo3RlA
1937: Is Gone With the Wind Racist? youtu.be/7kdP568OC_Q
1940: Is The Grapes of Wrath Plagiarism? youtu.be/vJigIHKqL0I
1963: Is To Kill a Mockingbird America’s Most Beloved Book? youtu.be/HAEW7DgjkAE
1983: Great Book, Problematic Author: The Color Purple: youtu.be/E7XCeXRPeTc
1986: Is Lonesome Dove the Great American Novel? youtu.be/bf5tx26fKNs
1988: Beloved and the Ghosts of Slavery: youtu.be/TzlTdLCqjAs
2000: The Book That Started My Pulitzer Obsession, Interpreter of Maladies: youtu.be/OT78tG9W118
2006: March: Did the Wrong Book Win? youtu.be/ioByVBJFb5o
2010: How On Earth Did Tinkers Win a Pulitzer? youtu.be/9yXxr3O_jDg
The 2012 Pulitzer Controversy: youtu.be/ydylVjwjCPo
2018: Less: What Type of Book Deserves to Win Book Awards? youtu.be/U-rL7ewcNwA
2022: Why Did The Netanyahus Win a Pulitzer? youtu.be/BSS6eGkWSZw
2023: How Did Trust and Demon Copperhead Tie? youtu.be/xIrKCP1kF7U
2024: Did the Pulitzer Prize Make a Mistake With Night Watch? youtu.be/ig50F7XzIow
Relevant Titles Mentioned 📚
James, Percival Everett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385550369
Headshot, Rita Bullwinkel: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593654125
Mice 1961, Stacey Levine: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781959163015
The Unicorn Woman, Gayl Jones (hardcover): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780807030035
The Unicorn Woman, Gayl Jones (paperback pre-order): bookshop.org/a/99775/9780807019627
Ebook Links 📱
James, Percival Everett: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780385550376
Headshot, Rita Bullwinkel: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593654118
Mice 1961, Stacey Levine: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781959163022
The Unicorn Woman, Gayl Jones: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780807030042
#PulitzerPrize #Pulitzer #PulitzerPrizes #BookTube #Books
Support This Channel ❤️
SuperThanks (in the toolbar of this video)
My Wishlist on Bookshop: bookshop.org/wishlists/2ea05da898651ed2274efe2bebb9441a494fabb1
My Affiliate Page on Bookshop: bookshop.org/shop/supposedlyfun
My Merch Store: supposedly-fun-shop.fourthwall.com
If you would like to support this channel, you can use the ideas above, but please do not feel obligated. I appreciate your presence regardless.
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Website: supposedlyfun.com
