Episode 15: Stoner by John Williams

It’s back to school season and in honor of little nerds who grow up to host book-related podcasts, we’re doing a 3-part deep-dive on the campus novel. First up is “Stoner” by John Williams, the genre-defining novel about quiet farm-boy-turned-English-lit-professor in this cult classic about love, literature, and the worth of a life lived in solitude.

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Sources Referenced:

https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/what-is-a-campus-novel

https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2022/05/books-briefing-elif-batuman-sally-rooney/629820/

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-greatest-american-novel-youve-never-heard-of