Have you heard?  The 2011 Pulitzer Prizes, which honor excellence in journalism and the arts, have been announced!  Check out these winners:

Poetry – The Best of It: New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan

Nonfiction – The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Biography – Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow

History – The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner

Fiction – A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan