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Peter Ho Davies on How Shame Makes Us Human

His new novel A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself is nominated for the Aspen Words Literary Prize.

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12.08.2021
Literature

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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Blog Post

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

Michael Lewis & Malcolm Gladwell in conversation

Join Aspen Words for an evening with literary luminaries Michael Lewis (Moneyball, Liar’s Poker) and Malcolm Gladwell (The Tipping Point, Blink), who will discuss Lewis’s new book, The Premonition: A Pandemic Story.

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Video

05.19.2021
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
Literature

Aspen Words Literary Prize Virtual Awards Ceremony

Co-presented by the Aspen Institute and NPR Books, the Aspen Words Literary Prize Ceremony concludes with the announcement of the $35,000 prize winner.

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Video

04.21.2021
Literature

Louise Erdrich Is Fighting for Our Democracy

Her novel The Night Watchman is based on the life of her extraordinary grandfather who fought against Native dispossession.

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Blog Post

03.23.2021
Literature

Winter Words: The Art of Food Writing

Four stars of the culinary world discuss how food writing illuminates culture and history, providing a sense of home and place in a visceral, sensual way.

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Video

03.16.2021
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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
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