Aspen Words Literary Prize

16 books on the longlist. The winner and the shortlist come first.

Shortlist, 5 books

• An American Marriage Tayari Jones

  

  An American Marriage

  Tayari Jones

  Winner
• Brother David Chariandy

  

  Brother

  David Chariandy
• Friday Black Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

  Friday Black

  Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
• Gun Love Jennifer Clement

  

  Gun Love

  Jennifer Clement
• There There Tommy Orange

  

  There There

  Tommy Orange

Also on the longlist, 11 books

• A Lucky Man Jamel Brinkley

  

  A Lucky Man

  Jamel Brinkley
• America Is Not the Heart Elaine Castillo

  America Is Not the Heart

  Elaine Castillo
• Bring Out the Dog Will Mackin

  Bring Out the Dog

  Will Mackin
• Freshwater Akwaeke Emezi

  

  Freshwater

  Akwaeke Emezi
• Heads of the Colored People Nafissa Thompson-Spires

  

  Heads of the Colored People

  Nafissa Thompson-Spires
• If You See Me, Don’t Say Hi Neel Patel

  If You See Me, Don’t Say Hi

  Neel Patel
• Severance Ling Ma

  

  Severance

  Ling Ma
• Small Country Gaël Faye

  Small Country

  Gaël Faye

  Translated by Sarah Ardizzone
• The Boat People Sharon Bala

  

  The Boat People

  Sharon Bala
• The Incendiaries R. O. Kwon

  The Incendiaries

  R. O. Kwon
• Where the Dead Sit Talking Brandon Hobson

  

  Where the Dead Sit Talking

  Brandon Hobson