Pulitzer winner Mona Chalabi publishes book Ten Lives on class in America
The gist
Iraqi British data journalist Mona Chalabi published Ten Lives, a book mapping 10 Americans' finances.
The 2023 Pulitzer winner's book ties income data to class and inequality.
How it unfolded
- 2023Chalabi was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Illustrated Reporting and Commentary for her New York Times series on the wealth gap between Jeff Bezos and average Americans.
- Sep 2026Chalabi met with Hyperallergic in the West Village after recording the audiobook of Ten Lives.
- Nov 9, 2026Hyperallergic published an interview with Chalabi about her first book, Ten Lives: How What We Have Shapes Who We Are (2026).
Key terms
- Pulitzer
- One of 23 annual American awards for journalism, arts and letters, administered by Columbia University.
- Hyperallergic
- An online arts magazine based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2009.
Source: Wikipedia