From the Pulitzer files

On the eve of publication of The Most Famous Writer Who Ever Lived, its author reflects on Pulitzer Prize glory and the fleeting nature of fame.

No less an authority than Harriet Monroe had her doubts about the way the winner was chosen.

One error in judgment didn’t slow Joe Morgenstern’s march through decades of lively criticism.

The Times critic praises Roth’s ambition and its fulfillment in the novel that at last won him the Pulitzer Prize. Coincidentally, she won one, too.

The late, great playwright won three Pulitzers, none of them for 'Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'

Long before mass shootings became commonplace, a man with a Luger went on a killing spree that might have continued had he not run out of ammo.

Linda Greenhouse’s long tenure on the Supreme Court beat gave her the perspective to see the currents beneath the surface.

'The Good Earth' broke ground in its portrayal of Asia and Asian women. For many readers it was a first glimpse into the life of the Chinese people.

'Devotional,' 'felt,' 'transparent,' 'transcendent' — Pulitzer jurors often reach for the adjectives to describe the poetry they like.

Two daughters of Julia Ward Howe saw their challenge as keeping 'ma’ma' alive. Their reward? A new literary prize.