• Fiction: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (Random House)
• Drama: Ruined by Lynn Nottage
• History: The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed (W.W. Norton & Company)
• Biography or Autobiography: American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham (Random House)
• Poetry: The Shadow of Sirius by W.S. Merwin (Copper Canyon Press)
• General Nonfiction: Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon (Doubleday)
• Music: Double Sextet by Steve Reich (Boosey & Hawkes)

While broadening the competition, the Board stressed that all entered material -- whether online or in print -- should come from United States newspapers or news organizations that publish at least weekly, that are "primarily dedicated to original news reporting and coverage of ongoing stories," and that "adhere to the highest journalistic principles.”

Consistent with its historic focus on daily and weekly newspapers, the Board will continue to exclude entries from printed magazines and broadcast media and their respective Web sites.

"This is an important step forward, reflecting our continued commitment to American newspapers as well as our willingness to adapt to the remarkable growth of online journalism," said Sig Gissler, administrator of the Prizes. "The new rules enlarge the Pulitzer tent and recognize more fully the role of the Web, while underscoring the enduring value of words and of serious reporting.”

It didn't take long for the Pulitzer Prize finalist lists to begin leaking out. Within hours of the 14 Pulitzer juries packing up to go home on Wednesday after three days of judging at Columbia University, the names of this year's alleged finalists began to spread.

So far, E&P has compiled a likely list of nine of the 14 journalism finalist groups. These are compiled from multiple sources -- based on chats with some judges and editors at some newspapers that received firm word -- with at least two confirming their accuracy. E&P has been publishing these leaked lists for five years and they have proven to be very accurate in the past. However, as we always note: This is NOT official and mistakes can happen.

HISTORY

Polio: An American Story by David M. Oshinsky (Oxford University Press)

BIOGRAPHY

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin (Alfred A. Knopf)

POETRY

Late Wife by Claudia Emerson (Louisiana State University Press)

GENERAL NONFICTION

Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya by Caroline Elkins (Henry Holt) JOURNALISM - INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

Susan Schmidt, James V. Grimaldi and R. Jeffrey Smith of The Washington Post JOURNALISM - FEATURE WRITING

Jim Sheeler of the Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colo.

JOURNALISM - COMMENTARY

Nicholas D. Kristof of The New York Times

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"They want you to peel back your brain and explain how it works," the reluctant star last night told an audience of about 275 at the Authors! Authors! program in the Great Hall of the Stranahan Theater. The program is sponsored by The Blade and the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.