Wednesday, August 3, 2016

The Coverage of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad


What a surprise! Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad was initially scheduled for a September 13, release. However, Oprah Winfrey intervened. Hence, the publication date was moved up to Tuesday, August 2.

Back in May, I began tracking the pre-publication coverage of the novel, which was routinely appearing on "most anticipated" releases of the fall. Below, I provide coverage of Whitehead's recently published book.

• September 10: A Clanking Ride to an Uncertain Freedom - Matt Sandler - LA Review of Books
• September 8: 14 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Colson Whitehead - Jarry Lee - BuzzFeed
• September 8: The Underground Railroad Is Bigger and Better Than You've Heard - Rich Smith - The Stranger
• September 8: Colson Whitehead's Underground Railroad is his finest - Tyrone Beason - Seattle Times
• September 1: Bringing the Underground Railroad to life - Kate Evans and Kathleen Calderwood - ABC
• September 1: A powerful, mesmerizing story of slavery - Sam Coale - Providence Journal
• September 1: Colson Whitehead on reimagining America’s history of racism - Donna Bailey Nurse - Maclean's
• August 31: Colson Whitehead Explains How He Grew as a Writer - Brandon Harris - Vice
• August 30: A novelistic tour de force about American slavery - Donna Bailey Nurse - Maclean's
• August 27: Why Colson Whitehead made the Underground Railroad real - Eric Farwell - Salon
• August 26: Biblioracle on Colson Whitehead, plus recommendations - John Warner - Chicago Tribune
• August 26: Whitehead's 'The Underground Railroad' is timely, necessary, shattering - Rebecca Carroll - LA Times
• August 25: 'Underground Railroad' an unforgettable journey through slavery - Colette Bancroft - Tampa Bay Times
• August 22: The Perilous Lure of the Underground Railroad - Kathryn Schulz - The New Yorker
• August 20: Colson Whitehead reimagines Underground Railway to freedom - Don Anderson - The Australian
• August 19: Why White Americans Fail to Reckon with the truth of slavery - Claire Fallon - Huffington Post
• August 19: 'The Underground Railroad' a compelling story - Jim Higgins - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• August 19: Colson Whitehead brings 'Underground Railroad' to Miami - Connie Ogle - Miami Herald
• August 19: Whitehead reveals The Underground Railroad will hit No. 1 - Adam Lujan - Entertainment Weekly
• August 18: Colson Whitehead on His Spectacular New Novel, The Underground Railroad - Megan O'Grady
• August 18: The Excellence of Colson Whitehead - Kima Jones - GQ
• August 18: ‘The Underground Railroad,’ by Colson Whitehead - Dan Dryer - San Francisco Chronicle
• August 17: Colson Whitehead: 'My agent said: Oprah. I said: Shut the front door' - Michelle Dean - The Guardian 
• August 15: Whitehead Talks Ferguson, Fiction and Acclaim vs. Bad Reviews - Sarah Seltzer - Flavorwire
• August 14: In Conversation With Colson Whitehead - Boris Kachka - Vulture
• August 13: Whitehead skillfully depicts slavery...in Underground Railroad - Harper Barnes - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• August 12: Here's What President Obama is Reading This Summer - Sarah Begley - Time
• August 12: Obama offers glimpse into his summer book list - Nolan D. McCaskill - Politico
• August 12: Unflinching 'Underground Railroad' is essential fiction - Ron Charles - Houston Chronicle
• August 12: Colson Whitehead and Jeffrey Toobin Talk About Their New Best Sellers [Podcast] - NY Times
• August 12:  A powerful reimagining of American history - Andray Domise - The Globe and Mail
• August 12: Could this be the book of the year? - Connie Ogle - Miami Herald
• August 11: 6 Questions for Colson Whitehead, Author of The Underground Railroad - Radhika Jones - Time
• August 11: Times takes a step back in time with a print-only extract from new slavery novel - Noel Young - The Drum
• August 10: Oprah Book Club Pick 'Underground Railroad' is a hit - Jocelyn McClurg - USA Today
• August 10: Rights Available! Oprah Winfrey's Latest Book Club Pick - Andy Lewis - Hollywood Reporter
• August 10: Practicing Art With Liberty and Joy - Laura Miller - Slate
•  August 9: 'Underground Railroad' Traces The Terrible Wounds Of Slavery - Michael Schaub - WPSU
• August 9: These Are the Books You Should Read in August - Kevin Nguyen - GQ
• August 9: 'Underground Railroad' tells a disturbingly real story of slavery - Nick Romeo - Christian Science Monitor
• August 8: Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad - John Burnham Schwartz - Wall Street Journal
• August 8: Colson Whitehead's 'Underground Railroad' Is A Literal Train To Freedom - NPR
• August 6: New Novel Takes 'The Underground Railroad' Beyond The Metaphor (interview) - Scott Simon - NPR
• August 5: Newspaper Goes With 'Print-Only' Approach -- For Now - Mary Shedden - WUSF Public Media
• August 5: Toward a More Perfect Union - Sam Sacks - Wall Street Journal
• August 5: In...The Underground Railroad More Than a Metaphor - Juan Gabriel Vásquez - NY Times
• August 4: ‘Underground Railroad’  ... is an important American novel - Anthony Domestico - Boston Globe 
• August 4: Behind Oprah’s Book Club Pick of “The Underground Railroad” - Jennifer Maloney - Wall Street Journal 
• August 3: Imagining the Underground Railroad as an actual train system - PBS NewsHour
• August 3: Whitehead's Oprah-endorsed slavery tale....is a crafty allegory - Dylan Hicks - Minneapolis Star Tribune
• August 3: Where Colson Whitehead Got the Idea for The Underground Railroad - Oprah.com
• August 3: ‘The Underground Railroad’ review - Gene Seymour - Newsday
• August 3: With New Book Club Pick, Oprah's Still Got The Golden Touch - Madeline Berg - Forbes
• August 3: Oprah Announces Her Newest Oprah's Book Club Selection - Oprah.com 
• August 3: Colson Whitehead's 20-Year Journey to Oprah's Book Club - Ryan Bort - Newsweek
• August 2: Oprah Interviews "Underground Railroad" Author Colson Whitehead - The Root
• August 2: Oprah Winfrey picks Colson Whitehead's latest, 'The Undergound Railroad' - Michael Schaub - LA Times
• August 2: Have I found a great book - Oprah Winfrey - Amazon
• August 2: Oprah Names a New Book Club Selection - Jeff Somers - Barnes and Noble
• August 2: The fascinating new novel that Oprah just picked for her book club - Meryl Gottlieb - Business Insider
• August 2: Ripping the Veil - Brit Bennett - New Republic
• August 2: Whitehead will discuss his novel (new Oprah pick) in STL - Jane Henderson - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• August 2: Colson Whitehead, A Literary Chameleon - Jesse McCarthy - Harvard Magazine
• August 2: Oprah's Book Club Announces 'The Underground Railroad' as Newest Selection - Broadway World
• August 2: Oprah’s book club pick: ‘The Underground Railroad' - Ron Charles - Washington Post
• August 2: Oprah Winfrey selects Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad for book club - Adam Lujan - EW
• August 2: Winfrey picks Whitehead novel for book club - Hillel Italie - AP
• August 2: Colson Whitehead discusses “The Underground Railroad” -  Jennifer Schuessler - NY Times 
• August 2: ‘Underground Railroad’ Lays Bare Horrors of Slavery and Its Toxic Legacy - Michiko Kakutani - NY Times
• August 2: New York Times is publishing a print-only novel excerpt this Sunday - Joseph Lichterman - NiemanLab
• August 2: Underground Railroad...Cements Status As Fall’s Most Buzzworthy Book - Nate Jones - Vulture
• August 2: Oprah Winfrey Chooses The Underground Railroad for Book Club 2.0 - Maryann Yin - GalleyCat
• August 2: Colson Whitehead is an Oprah pick - Michael Merschel - Dallas Morning Star
• August 2: Oprah's Book Club pick 'Underground Railroad' - Charles Finch - USA Today
• August 2:  Whitehead’s ‘Underground Railroad' ... released a month early - Tom Beer - Newsday
• August 2: So how did a hot fall book get published a month early? - Paul S. Makishima - Boston Globe 
• August 2: Oprah Announces Her Newest Oprah's Book Club Selection - Oprah.com
• August 2: "This book took my breath away." - Oprah Winfrey - Twitter

Related: 
The pre-publication of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad 
Colson Whitehead

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