2020 Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction
by Greg Grandin
A sweeping and beautifully written book that probes the American myth of boundless expansion and provides a compelling context for thinking about the current political moment. (Moved by the Board from the History category.)
by Anne Boyer
An elegant and unforgettable narrative about the brutality of illness and the capitalism of cancer care in America.
The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded by Columbia University each spring since 1917. The awards are chosen by a board of jurors for Journalism, Letters, Music and Drama. The awards for Letters include Nonfiction, Poetry, Biography or Autobiography, History, and Fiction.