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Michael R Jackson’s ‘A Strange Loop’ wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Michael R Jackson’s ‘A Strange Loop’ wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama

The 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama has been awarded to Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop.  The prestigious awards celebrate excellence in the arts and letters by US writers. Jackson is the first black writer to win the drama award. The play is about a black, queer writer working a day job he hates while creating […]

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Jim Morin wins Pulitzer Prize with ‘transgender bathroom’ cartoon

Jim Morin wins Pulitzer Prize with ‘transgender bathroom’ cartoon

A cartoonist from the Miami Herald has won a prestigious Pulitzer Prize for his work, including a much celebrated piece skewering the heated trans bathroom debate in the US. Jim Morin was awarded the Pulitzer for Editorial Cartooning earlier this week. Morin was celebrated by the jury for delivering “sharp perspectives through flawless artistry, biting prose and crisp […]

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Playwright Edward Albee dies aged 88

Playwright Edward Albee dies aged 88

Acclaimed playwright Edward Albee has died aged 88. The American author achieved worldwide success with is play Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf? Albee passed away in Montauk, New York after a short illness. His works were considered to be a significant part of American theatre in the post war period. He was award the Pulitzer […]

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Bibliophile: Becoming Nicole

Becoming Nicole by Amy Ellis Nutt Atlantic Books Identical twins, Jonas and Wyatt, were adopted at birth by American couple Wayne and Kelly Maines. While they looked the same, their different personalities soon emerged. Two year-old Wyatt loved dancing in front of the mirrored oven door in a sequined pink tutu while Jonas preferred playing […]

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