General Nonfiction
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Scribner)
FictionA Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (Alfred A.. Knopf)History
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner (W.W. Norton & Company)Biography or Autobiography
Washington : A Life by Ron Chernow (The Penguin Press)Poetry
The Best of It: New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan (Grove/Atlantic)
Labels: 2011 Pulitzer, books, Hypermodern collectible, winners