Topic: Pulitzer Prizes

Poetry in Person

Nearly three decades of informal classroom chats with some of America’s finest poets.

Yankees-Red Sox rivalry: Read all about it

If you think the New York-Boston rivalry is intense today, take a look at the summer of 1949.

Health care reform: What are the best books on the topic?

Hoping to better understand the challenges of health care reform in the United States? Here's a reading list.

The Marketplace of Ideas

What’s wrong with the higher education system in the US and how can we fix it?

The Routes of Man

Ted Conover travels roads the world over to see how they are changing us.

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

'Eco Chic' book for the green traveler, Nicholas Kristof's reporting chutzpah on HBO, dulcet harmonies on the Real Vocal String Quartet's debut CD, and more.

Africa's continental divide: land disputes

African land reform, plot by plot, may be the foundation for solving so much else – from famine to poverty to genocide.

Haiti earthquake diary: 'Your family is alive!'

To my surprise and delight, my earlier report of the demise of an entire Haitian family is 'greatly exaggerated.'

Haiti earthquake diary: Sorry, your cousin didn't make it

On Day 1 for me in Port-au-Prince after the quake, the scope of devastation steals my breath. Then, I have to tell Haitian friends in the states that their loved ones didn't survive.

Into the Story

From Bill Clinton to Vince Lombardi, a collection of the best from journalist David Maraniss.

Noah's Compass

Anne Tyler’s quirky humor, compassion, and skill all shine in this, her 18th novel.

A reading list for 2010

Looking ahead, here's a list of some of the most anticipated titles of the first quarter of the new year.

Was 2009 the year of the short story?

Some outstanding collections have drawn attention, but doubts remain as to how many actually get read.

A place of enchantment to turn to

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings found a sense of home and a muse in Cross Creek’s rural beauty.

Difference Maker Bringing circus – and new hope – to a remote Arctic village

Guillaume Saladin left his career as a professional acrobat to help young Inuits in northern Canada form Artcirq, their own performing troupe.

After the Taliban: Afghanistan's kids ready for education, but schools not

In Afghanistan, the number of kids in school has grown more than six times since the Taliban were in power. But millions of children still wait, and classrooms and qualified teachers are lacking.

AOL stock falls, but media giant has prospects

On a day when AOL stock lost 2 percent of its value, the media giant faces a new world of pitfalls and possibility.

A Village Life

This 11th book of verse by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Louise Glück offers beautiful language with a sense of loss and disappointment.

Best books of 2009: nonfiction

The nonfiction books we liked best in 2009.

Guest blog: Why it took me years to read 'Angela's Ashes'

Difference Maker He helps innocent prisoners win their freedom

Through his Centurion Ministries, Jim McCloskey works to overturn unjust sentences.

Sarah Palin: 'Going Rogue,' making dough

Sarah Palin begins a media blitz to support her new book, 'Going Rogue,' with an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show Monday. It's part of a money-making plan that's rather traditional for a politician who likes to be anything but ordinary.

Andre Agassi: what the critics say about "Open"

A look at some early book reviews of Agassi's memoir "Open".

Horton Foote: The playwright's 'Odyssey' for modern times

Epic nine-hour 'The Orphan's Home Cycle,' opening in New York, explores how people face adversity and the elusive search for home.

Guest blog: Nerd-like author as matinee idol?