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The Pulitzer Prize presents awards in the categories of Fiction, Drama, History, Biography, Poetry, General Nonfiction, and Music. This year's Pulitzer Prize in Fiction was awarded to Percival Everett for James, while the General Nonfiction Award went to Benjamin Nathans for To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause.
The Pulitzer Prize presents awards in the categories of Fiction, Drama, History, Biography, Poetry, General Nonfiction, and Music. This year's Pulitzer Prize in Fiction was awarded to Percival Everett for James, while the General Nonfiction Award went to Benjamin Nathans for To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause.
The Best Books of 2024
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The Barnes & Noble Book of the Year
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We are excited to announce our 2024 Book of the Year, James by Percival Everett. But wait — there’s more! This year we've extended our prize into two more can’t-miss categories: The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan is our Gift Book of the Year, and Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell is our Children’s Book of the Year.
We are excited to announce our 2024 Book of the Year, James by Percival Everett. But wait — there’s more! This year we've extended our prize into two more can’t-miss categories: The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan is our Gift Book of the Year, and Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell is our Children’s Book of the Year.
Nobel Prize in Literature
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The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang, "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang, "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."
