Pulphead is an essay collection by the American writer and editor John Jeremiah Sullivan. Pulphead has been named a 2011 New York Times Notable Book,[1] a Time Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2011,[2] and one of Amazon's Best of the Month for November 2011.[3]
Sullivan's essay "Mr. Lytle: An Essay," which recounts his time spent living with a then geriatric Andrew Nelson Lytle, won a 2011 National Magazine Award[4] and a 2011 Pushcart Prize.[5]
Original Publishing Home of Pulphead Essays
The Paris Review
- "Mister Lytle", published in Pulphead as "Mr. Lytle: An Essay"
- "Unnamed Caves", on American cave art
GQ
- "The Last Wailer", on Bunny Wailer
- "Back in the Day", on Michael Jackson, published in Pulphead as "Michael"
- "The Final Comeback of Axl Rose", on Axl Rose
- "Upon This Rock", on a visit to a Christian rock festival
- "American Grotesque", on the Tea Party movement
- "Violence of the Lambs", on the coming war between animals and humans
- "Peyton's Place", on Sullivan's house being used as a filming location for the show One Tree Hill
Harper's Magazine
- "Unknown Bards", on the history of blues music.
Critical reception
According to Book Marks, the book received "rave" reviews based on twenty-two critic reviews with twenty being "rave" and two being "positive".[6] On The Omnivore, a British aggregator of press reviews, the book received an "omniscore" of 4.5 out of 5.[7] Prosenotes gave it a "A" (100%) from critic reviews. The consensus says: "‘Pulphead’ is a collection of insightful, honest, and touching non-fiction essays. Few could find anything bad to say about this book. It’s a Prosenotes Pick!".[8]
References
- ^ "100 Notable Books of 2011". The New York Times. 21 November 2011.
- ^ "The Top 10 of Everything 2011". Time. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012.
- ^ "Best Books of the Month: November 2011". Amazon.
- ^ "The Paris Review Wins National Magazine Award".
- ^ "John Jeremiah Sullivan Wins Prize, Does Paris Review Proud".
- ^ "Pulphead: Essays". Book Marks. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Pulphead: Dispatches from the Other Side of America". The Omnivore. Archived from the original on 31 Dec 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "'Pulphead' by John Jeremiah Sullivan". Prosenotes. Archived from the original on 8 Nov 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2024.