At the 23rd annual Winter Words series, Aspen Words will welcome authors who have reached the top of the best-seller list, been celebrated with the highest literary accolades, and had books adapted into Hollywood hits. Here are the latest titles to add to your reading list.
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THREE WOMEN, Lisa Taddeo Moving between the stories of three women, the book explores the ways that power, heartbreak, and infatuation inform erotic longing. |
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RUNNING WITH SHERMAN, Christopher McDougall A community comes together to heal an unlikely hero, Sherman the donkey. In the process, all involved go from a life of neglect to one of purpose and joy. |
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THE TRADITION, Jericho Brown Shortlisted for the National Book Award, this poetry collection interrogates a culture that has normalized violence. |
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THE CARRYING, Ada Limón Winner of the National Book Critic’s Circle Award, this collection of poems grapples with life and death, birth and decay, and how to live fully in a difficult world. |
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SINCE WE FELL, Dennis Lehane Lehane’s psychological thriller is about a journalist who suffers an on-air mental breakdown and becomes involved with a man who isn’t what he seems. |
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DOPESICK, Beth Macy Macy juxtaposes an investigation of the endemic issues in the US health care and pharmaceutical industries with real stories of people affected by the opioid epidemic. |