2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners

On April 15, 2013, Columbia University announced the 97th Annual Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, letters, drama, and music. Curious about this year's Pulitzer Prize winners? Take a look at the following books:

Fiction--The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson. From the media release: "an exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome journey into the depths of totalitarian North Korea and into the most intimate spaces of the human heart."

General Nonfiction--Devil in the Grove : Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King. From the media release: "a richly detailed chronicle of racial injustice in the Florida town of Groveland in 1949, involving four black men falsely accused of rape and drawing a civil rights crusader, and eventual Supreme Court justice, into the legal battle."

History--Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam by Fredrik Logevall. From the media release: "a balanced, deeply researched history of how, as French colonial rule faltered, a succession of American leaders moved step by step down a road toward full-blown war."

Biography--The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tim Reiss. From the media release: "a compelling story of a forgotten swashbuckling hero of mixed race whose bold exploits were captured by his son, Alexander Dumas, in famous 19th century novels."

Poetry--Stag's Leap by Sharon Olds. From the media release: "a book of unflinching poems on the author’s divorce that examine love, sorrow and the limits of self-knowledge."