Prize injects needed excitement into world of literature: Ann Patchett
(NEWSER) - Sure, there's a possibility that when the Pulitzer Prize board failed to announce a fiction winner, the reason could have been a simple deadlock. But most who heard the news probably didn't assume that, and instead figured "it was a bum year for fiction," writes author Ann Patchett, who penned one of the eligible books this time around. While "it's fine to lose to someone," it's "galling to lose to no one," she writes in the New York Times . And while the whole incident is sad for authors, it's even worse for readers—and possibly worst of all for the book industry. More»
