Pulitzer Prizes 2026: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalists

“We the People,” by Jill Lepore, won the history prize, and Daniel Kraus received the fiction prize for “Angel Down.”

By Alexandra Alter, Joumana Khatib and Gregory Cowles

Nineteen books were recognized as winners or finalists for the Pulitzer Prize on Monday, in the categories of fiction, general nonfiction, memoir or autobiography, poetry, biography and history. See the full list of winners and finalistat the New York times.