NEW YORK — Stories of race, racism and colonialism in the U.S. swept the Pulitzer Prizes for the arts, from Louise Erdrich’s novel “The Night Watchman” to a Malcolm X biography co-written by the late Les Payne to Katori Hall’s play “The Hot Wing King.” The awards were announced Friday during a remote ceremony that honored the best work in …
On the Shelf The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X By Les and Tamara Payne Liveright: 640 pages, $35 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Already a National Book Award finalist, the book will naturally draw comparisons to Manning Marable’s 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning …
