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

  1. The Groves of Academe, Mary McCarthy, 1952
  2. Pnin, Vladimir Nabokov, 1957
  3. Stoner, John Williams, 1965
  4. The Secret History, Donna Tartt, 1992
  5. Bunny, Mona Awad, 2019
  6. Real Life, Brandon Taylor, 2020

Also considered

  • White Out, Michael W. Clune, 2013
  • Giles Goat-Boy, John Barth, 1966
  • Black Bag, Luke Kennard, 2026

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