John Jeremiah Sullivan's Pulphead

John Jeremiah Sullivan takes essays to a whole new level in his collection, Pulphead. My favorites in this collection: Upon This Rock, where he writes about Christian rock bands, and Peyton's Place, where he tells the story of how his home used to be a set for the series One Tree Hill. And Violence of the Lambs, which he said was career-ending. The topic is on animals getting back at human beings for the wrongs done to them. Year 2024 is proving to be a great reading year.