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Throw The Book At Them

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Imagine the Olympics with no gold medal…the prom without a queen...Top Modelwithout a Top Model. Much of the literary world is bereft after the Pulitzer Prize board snubbed the fiction categoryin this year’s awards. It’s the first time since 1977 that the 'Lords of lit' deemed no book worthy of the honor.

Jason Boog is the editor of the publishing web site Galley Cat. He tells us what he’s been hearing on Twitter  from the disgruntled.

Virginia Prescott is the Gracie Award-winning host of Word of Mouth, Civics 101, The 10-Minute Writers Workshop podcasts, and the Writers on A New England Stage series on New Hampshire Public Radio. Prior to joining NHPR, she was editor, producer, and director for NPR programs On Point and Here & Now, and directed interactive media for New York Public Radio.
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