Colson Whitehead on Life After Two Pulitzers, 'Cool Machine' and What He's Still Chasing
About this episode
Colson Whitehead discusses his creative journey and the challenges of reinventing himself after winning two Pulitzer Prizes.
In this special edition of Glass Half Full, Craig Melvin shares his previously recorded full TODAY interview with two time Pulitzer Prize winner, Colson Whitehead, for a conversation about creativity, identity, and what it looks like to keep reinventing yourself after you've already done everything. He opens up about why switching genres with every book is the only way he knows how to stay honest, what ChatGPT said about his new book, Cool Machine, and why, after two Pulitzers, he's still not sure he's done his best work yet.
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Host: Craig Melvin
Guest: Colson Whitehead
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Books & works: Cool Machine
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