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Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography 2016

The 2016 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography went to Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS by Joby Warrick. 3 books were finalists.

Winner

  1. Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS by Joby Warricksource (opens in a new tab)

Finalists

  1. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coatessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. If the Oceans Were Ink: An Unlikely Friendship and a Journey to the Heart of the Quran by Carla Powersource (opens in a new tab)

About the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography

Winners and finalists from the pulitzer.org General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography category pages. Memoir or Autobiography was created in 2023, so that category starts in 2023.

Organization: Pulitzer Prizes. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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