Pulitzer Book Club Inclusion Guide
INCLUSION MILESTONES
2012
• Katy Perry first woman with 5 consecutive #1 Billboard singles from one album
• Obama first sitting president to publicly support LGBTQ marriage
AUTHOR INSPIRATIONS
Finalists: “Swamplandia” by Karen Russell, “The Pale King” by David Foster Wallace, and “Train Dreams” by Denis Johnson
https://www.npr.org/2012/04/17/150787166/why-no-pulitzer-award-for-fiction-this-year
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No Pulitzer Fiction Award.
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/letter-from-the-pulitzer-fiction-jury-what-really-happened-this-year
Literary disappointment.
First year without a Fiction prize in 35 years.
Triple down. Read all three finalists.
"The main reason [for the fiction decision] is that not one of the three entries received a majority and thus, after lengthy consideration, no prize was awarded." - Sig Gissler, Fiction jury chair
"The decision not to award the prize this year rests solely with the Pulitzer board." - Sig Gissler, Fiction jury chair
Serve multiple versions of the same thing and vote for the winner. Next, serve completely different things and identify the winner.
"There were multiple factors involved in these decisions, and we don't discuss in detail why a prize is given or not given." - Sig Gissler, Fiction jury chair
Nowhereland
Read the finalists; identify your winner from literary and inclusion perspectives.
Get into the car and stay in the driveway.
2012 “The End of the Tour” an adaptation of David Lipsky’s “Although f Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace”
Finalists: “Swamplandia” by Karen Russell, “The Pale King” by David Foster Wallace, and “Train Dreams” by Denis Johnson