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Azar Nafisi on Why Fiction Matters for Democracy

"Life after a totalitarian revolution is not unlike a day after a cyclone."

BY Azar Nafisi

Blog Post

01.24.2017
Literature

More Best Books of 2016

Policy experts and Institute thought leaders share the best books they read in 2016.

BY Institute Staff

Blog Post

12.23.2016
Literature

More of the Best Books We Read in 2016

Aspen Institute policy directors share their best reads of 2016.

BY Institute Staff

Blog Post

12.16.2016
Literature

The Best Books We Read in 2016

Thought leaders at the Aspen Institute share their best reads of 2016.

BY Institute Staff

Blog Post

12.09.2016
Literature

Can Literature Save Us? And Why Do We Need Saving?

Americans should think more about how we spotlight literary works: We have long needed to widen our lens of literary recognition to become more inclusive.

BY Carole DeSanti

IDEAS Article

11.17.2016
Literature

7 Books to Read by the Fire: Aspen Words Book List

The perfect winter antidote: a reading list from Aspen Words.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

10.28.2016
Literature

Returning with Fresh Eyes

Aspen Words Emerging Writer Fellow Vanessa Hua on her journey to becoming a writer, and the best advice she has received through the process.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

10.13.2016
Literature

Aspen Words Literary Prize for Fiction

The Prize recognizes an influential work of fiction about vital contemporary issues.

BY Aspen Institute

Of Interest

09.28.2016
Literature

Confessions of a Debut Author

For any aspiring writer, author Alexandra Oliva's journey is an inspiring one.

BY Caroline Tory

Blog Post

07.12.2016
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