Riot prevention surrounding the Pulitzer prize

Many of you who keep up with what is happening in the world of exceptional literature may already know this: there was no Pulitzer Prize awarded for 2012. I wasn't looking into the Pulitzer specifically, but instead I was searching for more information on a book and it's author, The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson. I came across an article called, Thank God, They Awarded a Pulitzer for Fiction This Year; Print Industry Saved From Collapse. The title was what surprised me initially because I would have assumed that they awarded a prize every year. "2012 marked the first time in 35 years that the Pulitzer committee decided that no fiction book was worth of the prize."(Drew Grant). Their reasoning was that none of the novels were truly worthy of the award.

This reason was unsettling to not only the authors and the publishers, but also agents and booksellers who have as much if not more to gain from a prize being awarded. Many were outraged by this including the Community Bookstore in Brooklyn's event coordinator, Michele Filgate, who told The New York Times ""We’re counting on a Pulitzer win this year because of all the literary awards, I feel like the Pulitzer sells the most books...Which is why it was so disappointing last year that there wasn't one at all." Though the prize for most people is about the money, for the authors and the readers it's to know who's is the best of the best, and in this case it is The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson.

Here is a analysis/soapstone of the article:

S: Orphan Master’s Son out did all of the other contestants last year for the Pulitzer prize. Also, because there was no prize awarded last year Adam Johnson satisfied the angry stakeholders who stand to gain a lot from a prize being awarded.

O: Adam Johnson won the 2013 Pulitzer prize

A: Other authors, people who enjoy good books, anyone curious about Adam Johnson

P: Inform people about the winner of the most recent Pulitzer prize. Also, this article tells people that there was no prize awarded last year.

S: The author of the article is Drew Grant and he is also the speaker of this article

Tone: Excitement. It is exciting that he was able to win after a year that the committee found no novel worthy of the prize.

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