Mar 12th, 2010 · Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ted Morgan's Valley of Death is the story of the brutal conflict — a fight led by the French to re-establish colonial rule in Vietnam — that led to the Vietnam War. The battle of Dien Bien Phu lasted months, but the fallout lasted decades.
Feb 21st, 2010 · In 1964, a young Martin Sheen played the role of a solider who returned from World War II only to confront the private war between his parents. Now, more than 40 years later, Sheen reappears in Frank Gilroy's Pulitzer Prize-winning play — but this time around, he's the dad.
Feb 15th, 2010 · The Routes of Man is the new book by Ted Conover, a Pulitzer Prize nominee for Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing. Reviewer Maureen Corrigan says Conover's newest effort, about how roads shape the world in which we live, has "vivid armchair travel" appeal.
Jan 27th, 2010 · Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas Ricks talks about the upcoming national elections in Iraq and predicts an unexpectedly prolonged involvement in the region. "I don't think Americans realize just how stuck we are in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Middle East," he says.
Jan 19th, 2010 · During the 2008 campaign and after President Obama's inauguration, historians weighed in on the significance of his candidacy and election. Pulitzer Prize-winners Annette Gordon-Reed and Taylor Branch return to compare Obama's first year in office to his predecessors'.
Jan 17th, 2010 · The Pulitzer Prize-winning Web site PolitiFact tracked Obama's promises on the campaign trail. Now, as the president's one-year anniversary in office approaches, PolitiFact takes stock of how President Obama is doing on making good on his promises.
Jan 17th, 2010 · The Pulitzer Prize-winning Web site PolitiFact tracked Obama's promises on the campaign trail. Now, as the president's one-year anniversary in office approaches, PolitiFact takes stock of how President Obama is doing on making good on his promises.
Dec 11th, 2009 · The Pulitzer Prize winner has helped blaze a trail for African-American classical composers. His music has been performed by many of this country's top orchestras and he's got more than 80 commissions to his name. Yet only now — at the age of 87 — has he written a work for his son. Violinist Gregory Walker didn't even know about it until the finished score showed up in the mail.