I am sure that by now you all know that Donna Tartt’s best selling novel “The Goldfinch” has won the Pultizer in the category of best fiction. Some patrons were dismayed by the length of the book. Maybe this award will boost its circulation. In the category of journalism “The Washington Post” and “Guardian” won for stories based on the documents leaked by Edward Snowden. American and British lawmakers criticized the newspapers for stories that revealed government secrets, but the Pulitzer judges praised what they called “authoritative and insightful reports that helped the public understand how the disclosures fit into the larger framework of national security.
“The Boston Globe” won for its coverage of the Boston Marathon and “The Detroit Free Press” columnist Stephen Henderson won in the category of commentary for his columns on the financial crisis in Detroit.