On The Lit Hub Podcast: Pulitzer Intrigue, Sinners And Vampires, And The Nea

This week saw nan announcement of nan 2025 Pulitzer Prizes—which, if you’ve been pursuing on astatine home, I had immoderate questions regarding! Unsurprisingly, that’s besides wherever we commencement nan show this week. Then, Marie-Helene Bertino (Exit Zero) drops by to talk astir vampires, Sinners, and nan pitfalls of immortality, and Meg Reid of Hub City Writers wraps up pinch a adjuvant explainer of conscionable what it intends that nan NEA has abruptly cancelled backing for non-profit presses and different arts organizations. No Pope stuff, though. Missed nan filing deadline by a mates hours.

• “Did nan Pulitzer Board conscionable overrule nan Jury to springiness Percival Everett nan prize?“
• “Viola successful Midwinter” by Marie-Helene Bertino (from our “One awesome short story…” bid this month)
• Sinners
• Hub City Writers
• the NEA Grant Termination Spreadsheet from Annie Dorsen