Mother Emanuel named Pulitzer Prize finalist for General Nonfiction 2026

We are so proud to announce that Kevin Sack’s phenomenal book Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church is a finalist for the General Nonfiction category of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize!

Published in June 2025 and named as one of the best books of the year in The New York Times, NPR, Kirkus, and The New York Times Book Review, Mother Emanuel is a sweeping history of one of the nation’s most important African American churches and a profound story of courage and grace amid the fight for racial justice.

Kevin Sack is a veteran journalist who has written about national affairs for more than four decades and has been part of three Pulitzer Prize–winning teams. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, and a graduate of Duke University, he spent thirty years on the staff of The New York Times, where he specialized in writing long-form narrative and investigative reports, often related to race.