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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Centers Black and Indigenous Stories

Her first novel, The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois, is a nominee for the Aspen Words Literary Prize.

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11.30.2021
Literature

Announcing the Longlist for the 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize

Open to authors of any nationality, the award is one of the few focused exclusively on fiction with a social impact.

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Blog Post

11.10.2021
Literature

Fiction in a Time of Pandemic

Authors nominated for the Aspen Words Literary Prize discuss writing when the real world became stranger than fiction.

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Blog Post

04.23.2021
Health Care

Four Books That Will Change the Way You See Health Care

These innovative writers will be featured at Aspen Ideas: Health which will take place virtually from April 27-29.

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Blog Post

04.13.2021
Literature

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi on Black Womanhood and Non-Western Lenses

Drawn from Ugandan folklore, her novel illuminates themes of feminism and the pressures of cultural assimilation.

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Blog Post

02.25.2021
Literature

These Must-Read Debut Works Center Black Stories

These literary debuts are worthy additions to any bookshelf and to the great American literary tradition.

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Blog Post

02.18.2021
Literature

5 Books That Will Transform the Way You See the World

They deal with serious topics, but among these are also stunning love stories and characters who will make you laugh out loud.

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Blog Post

02.17.2021
Literature

Rumaan Alaam on How Privilege Informs Crisis Response

The author's latest work Leave the World Behind examines race, class, parenthood, and environmental issues.

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Blog Post

02.16.2021
Literature

Facing Our Climate Future Through Literature

Diane Cook's new novel illustrates how environmental calamity will affect all of us—unless we change course.

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Blog Post

02.16.2021
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