Thematic September 20, 2026
The Dark Side of the Ivory Tower: 6 Campus Novels
Every book from this episode, with authors and years.
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The books
- The Groves of Academe, Mary McCarthy, 1952
- Pnin, Vladimir Nabokov, 1957
- Stoner, John Williams, 1965
- The Secret History, Donna Tartt, 1992
- Bunny, Mona Awad, 2019
- Real Life, Brandon Taylor, 2020
Also considered
- White Out, Michael W. Clune, 2013
- Giles Goat-Boy, John Barth, 1966
- Black Bag, Luke Kennard, 2026