Cultural Writing. In volume one of the Akashic U.S. President's Series, National Book Award/Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Haslett tackles George Washington's "Rules of Civility," which are printed in their entirety following Haslett's introductory essay. Adam Haslett's debut story collection, You Are Not a Stranger Here was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. His work has appeared in Zoetrope, Yale Review, Bomb and on NPR's "Selected Shorts."