Their latest novel The Death of Vivek Oji is a dramatic story of loss and transcendence that will move every reader. 

Taylor is the author of Real Life, a novel that follows a group of friends as they argue, manipulate, and fall in and out of love.

With her timely new book, Evans brings her signature voice to the subjects of race, grief, apology, and American history.

Check out the longlist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize, an annual award for fiction that addresses a vital contemporary issue.