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Colson Whitehead’s ‘Crook Manifesto’ wins $50,000 Gotham Prize for outstanding book about NYC
FOX 23 News Albany· 4 days agoNEW YORK (AP) — Colson Whitehead’s latest literary honor feels very much at home. The author’s “Crook Manifesto,” a crime story set in 1970s Harlem and centered on a beleaguered furnitu…
Colson Whitehead channels the paranoia and fear of 1970s NYC in 'Crook Manifesto'
NPR· 4 days agoTERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. My guest Colson Whitehead won Pulitzer Prizes for two consecutive novels. The ...
A mild-mannered professor assumes the persona of a 'Hit Man' in this twisted tale
NPR· 4 days agoHe reviewed the new Netflix film "Hit Man." On tomorrow's show, we hear from writer Colson Whitehead. After writing two Pulitzer Prize-winning ...