The 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday at a ceremony at Columbia University. Winning in the letters, drama and music categories were...
Poetry: "The Best of It: New and Selected Poems" by Kay Ryan.
The former U.S. Poet Laureate has been on the NewsHour several times. Here are links to her appearances:
Fiction: "A Visit from the Goon Squad" by Jennifer Egan.
Jeffrey Brown sat down with Egan last year to talk about her latest novel, which explores the changing music industry, nostalgia, time and much more:
Drama: "Clybourne Park" by Bruce Norris.
Music: "Madame White Snake'" by Zhou Long, premiered Feb. 26, 2010, by the Boston Opera at the Cutler Majestic Theatre.
History: "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery" by Eric Foner.
Biography: "Washington: A Life" by Ron Chernow.
General Nonfiction: "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" by Siddhartha Mukherjee.
Poetry: "The Best of It: New and Selected Poems" by Kay Ryan.
The former U.S. Poet Laureate has been on the NewsHour several times. Here are links to her appearances:
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Jeffrey Brown sat down with Egan last year to talk about her latest novel, which explores the changing music industry, nostalgia, time and much more:
Drama: "Clybourne Park" by Bruce Norris.
Music: "Madame White Snake'" by Zhou Long, premiered Feb. 26, 2010, by the Boston Opera at the Cutler Majestic Theatre.
History: "The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery" by Eric Foner.
Biography: "Washington: A Life" by Ron Chernow.
General Nonfiction: "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" by Siddhartha Mukherjee.
