The prize for fiction went to Jennifer Egan for her work, “A Visit From The Goon Squad.” Bruce Norris won the award for drama for his play “Clybourne Park.” The history prize went to Eric Foner for his work “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery.” Ron Chernow won in the biography category for “Washington: A Life.” “Madame White Snake” by Zhou Long won for music.
Kay Ryan took the prize for poetry for “The Best of It: New and Selected Poems.” The award for general nonfiction was awarded to Siddhartha Mukherjee for “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.”
Mimi Bui