The 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning books are:
FICTION
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
HISTORY
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner
BIOGRAPHY
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
POETRY
The Best of It: New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan
GENERAL NONFICTION
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee