Congratulations 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners!

F I C T I O N

The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson

Big congratulations to Adam Johnson for this well-deserved honor.
His novel was one of our favorite books of 2012.
Raul, one of our Inventory Managers, was an early fan:

“The first thing to know about Adam Johnson’s marvelous book is that nothing is as it seems. The protagonist, after an arduous childhood, does not really have a name. Like many things in North Korea, appearance is more important than substance; thus, his name is that of one taken from a martyr’s grave, the name of some war hero who died resisting the influences of the West in the Korean War. That his mother was a beautiful singer whisked off to Pyongyang only enhances this dream-like quality of his existence…(Johnson’s) book is an open letter to metaphorically examine the North Korean state of mind. Engaging and well paced, The Orphan Master’s Son will charm and terrify you at the same time.” (Read his full review.)

H I S T O R Y

The Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam by Fredrik Logevall

P O E T R Y

Stag’s Leap by Sharon Olds

B I O G R A P H Y

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss

G E N E R A L  N O N F I C T I O N

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King

For the full list of this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners, visit the Pulitzer website.