Pulitzer Prizes: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalists

Louise Erdrich won the fiction prize for her novel “The Night Watchman.” Here are the 2021 contenders for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history and biography.

By Joumana Khatib, Alexandra Alter and Elizabeth A. Harris

Fifteen books were recognized as winners or finalists for the Pulitzer Prize on Friday, in the categories of fiction, general history, biography, poetry and general nonfiction. See full list at The New York Times.