Fiction, Fiction, Made the Right Pulitzer Prediction

Too bad there's no end zone in literature.  I need to do my victory dance.

You can't blame me for being a little giddy.  A couple of days ago, I predicted that Donna Tartt would win the fiction Pulitzer.  I'm a bit startled to be right; maybe I'm starting to get the hang of this after all these years.  Last year, I almost called it, but that was probably the Korean connection giving me a lucky half-guess.

I haven't read The Goldfinch yet.  I got these terrible buying twinges today when I woke up and heard the news, so I quickly sent a Facebook message to my spawn:

Me:  The Goldfinch!  Mother's Day!  Hint, hint!

Spawn: I thought you wanted Rainbow Rowell's book [Landline].

Me:  Oh, God...I'm torn!  Did you already pre-order RR's book?

Spawn:  No.

Me:  I'm trying not to order any books...Kindle or paper.  So difficult.

Spawn:  OK

Me:  xoxo