Jennifer Jones won the Booker Prize for her novel ` ` A Letter from the Goon Squad '' Egan also just landed a spot on Time 's 100 most influential list . Egan 's inspiration for ` ` Goon Squad '' I kept asking my publicist , `` Are you sure ? '' : She finds a wallet lying exposed in a woman 's lap . The author works in a very low - tech fashion .
Jennifer Jones won the Booker Prize for her novel ` ` A Letter from the Goon Squad '' Egan also just landed a spot on Time 's 100 most influential list . Egan 's inspiration for ` ` Goon Squad '' : She finds a wallet lying exposed in a woman 's lap . The author works in a very low - tech fashion .