April 19, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "Just as author Jennifer Egan's status is rising among the A-listers of the literary world, she is dropping in to speak at DePauw University in Greencastle," notes this morning's Indianapolis Star. "Egan,
who is scheduled to visit DePauw on April 27, was announced Monday as
the winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel A Visit
from the Goon Squad," writes Cathy Kightlinger.
"It's the second major honor for the book, which was announced as the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction last month, according to a news release from the university."
Read more here.
The Associated Press reports today, "A former Indianapolis Star photographer and a novelist who will speak this month at DePauw University are among the Pulitzer Prize winners announced Monday ... The fiction prize went to Jennifer Egan's novel A Visit from the Goon Squad, which was honored for its 'big-hearted curiosity about cultural change at warp speed.' She will speak at DePauw on April 27."
Read more at IndyStar.com.
Learn more about Jennifer Egan's Pulitzer here, and view this story for details on her upcoming DePauw visit.