''Pulphead'' is an essay collection by the American writer and editor

John Jeremiah Sullivan John Jeremiah Sullivan (born 1974) is an American writer, musician, teacher, and editor. He is a contributing writer for ''The New York Times Magazine'', a contributing editor of '' Harper's Magazine'', and the southern editor of ''The Paris Rev ...

. ''Pulphead'' has been named a 2011 ''

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'' Notable Book, a ''

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...

'' Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2011, and one of

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...

's Best of the Month for November 2011. Sullivan's essay "Mr. Lytle: An Essay," which recounts his time spent living with a then geriatric

Andrew Nelson Lytle Andrew Nelson Lytle (December 26, 1902 – December 12, 1995) was an American novelist, dramatist, essayist and professor of literature. Early life Andrew Nelson Lytle was born on December 26, 1902, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He graduated from V ...

, won a 2011

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and a 2011

Pushcart Prize The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize published by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are ...

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 Neville O'Riley Livingston (10 April 1947 – 2 March 2021), known professionally as Bunny Wailer, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and percussionist. He was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. ...

"Back in the Day"
on

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

, published in ''Pulphead'' as "Michael"
"The Final Comeback of Axl Rose"
on

Axl Rose W. Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr.; born February 6, 1962) is an American musician. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, and has been the band's sole constant member since its incep ...

"Upon This Rock"
on a visit to a

Christian rock Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christian individuals. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Ch ...

festival
"American Grotesque"
on the

Tea Party movement The Tea Party movement was an American fiscally conservative political movement within the Republican Party that began in 2009. Members of the movement called for lower taxes and for a reduction of the national debt and federal budget defic ...

"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 One Tree Hill may refer to: * "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak * ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song ** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...

'' ''Harper's Magazine''
"Unknown Bards"
on the history of blues music.

References

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External links

Review by James Wood in ''The New Yorker

Essay collections 2011 non-fiction books Farrar, Straus and Giroux books