This year the Pulitzer board chose to not select a winner from the short-list of fiction finalists. While this is not the first occurrence in the Pulitzer’s history, the decision has frustrated the jurists, publishers, bookstore owners, and readers alike. Ann Patchett, author and bookstore owner, has an excellent op-ed that succinctly articulates why the failure of the Pulitzer board to select a winner is so problematic.