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South Pasadena’s Percival Everett, a USC professor, wins Pulitzer for ‘James’
James” is a retelling of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” told from the perspective of Jim, an enslaved man determined ...
Percival Everett wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for Mark Twain-inspired novel James
The Pulitzer citation called James an “accomplished reconsideration” that illustrates “the absurdity of racial supremacy and ...
Pulitzer Prizes 2025: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalists
James,” by Percival Everett won the fiction prize, and Jason Roberts received the biography prize for “Every Living Thing.” ...
From Alaska Capitol’s cafeteria, author and illustrator claims Pulitzer Prize
Tessa Hulls was making sandwiches in the Alaska Capitol when she learned she had won a Pulitzer Prize. Her book, “Feeding ...
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Pulitzer Fiction Prize winner divides avid readers from 'well-deserved' praise to 'overrated' diss
Percival Everett won the award for fiction for his novel James, which has left many literature fans divided over whether it ...
Steppenwolf Theatre play ‘Purpose’ wins the Pulitzer Prize for drama
“Purpose,” a play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins that was commissioned by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, has won the 2025 ...
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'James' wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for fiction
Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon. Percival Everett won the award for fiction for his novel James, a powerful ...
Reuters wins Pulitzer for fentanyl investigation; New York Times takes four prizes
Reuters won the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting on Monday for a series of stories that penetrated the international ...