Pulitzer Winners, New Books & New Talk Shows
• The 2009 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced today. [Pulitzer.org]
• It's been six years since the release of The Da Vinci Code, but Knopf says Dan Brown's latest, The Lost Symbol, will hit stores in September. [AP]
• Hollywood agencies Endeavor and William Morris appear to have cemented a merger, although an official announcement is still forthcoming. [THR]
• With the radio business struggling, some commercial stations are now following the lead of public radio and asking for donations. [WSJ]
• 17 Again was No. 1 at the box office with a gross of $24.1 million. [THR]
• Fran Drescher says she's in talks to host a cable TV talk show. The program would cover politics, culture, and health issues, and she claims she's in discussions with MSNBC, PBS, and Oprah Winfrey's OWN. God help us. [USN]
• The Sunday political talk show "throne" is still up for grabs. [WaPo]
• The Post is adding a section of news provided by the Jerusalem Post. [NYT]
• Fox is shutting down its Fox Atomic, its film unit focused on teenagers. [THR]
• Dan Abrams says his Mediabistro-like site will launch after Memorial Day. [NYP]
• It looks like gossip site Jossip.com has ended its run. [Gawker]