Kingsolver Pulitzer

Barbara Kingsolver is a writer who has long been on my mind to read, but I’ve never read a book of hers. I love her name – Kingsolver. Doesn’t it sound a name to build a story on? The Kingsolver! The ideas! I’ll add it to the list.

I know her new book, Demon Copperhead, has been getting a lot of attention, but it recently caught my eye anew for winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

It occurred to me that I had no idea what it took to win a Pulitzer. A minute of deep research revealed that there isn’t much of an answer. The people who get to pick have a great deal of freedom to choose Pulitzer winners. I was a little surprised.

I was even more surprised at the award - $15,000. Clearly, the prestige is greater than the monetary reward, but if I write something Pulitzer-worthy, I promise not to complain about the $15,000.

Looking into the Pulitzer led me to a list of winners. You could do worse than to build a reading plan based on Pulitzer winners.