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16 Books Up for the Aspen Words Literary Prize

These important novels touch on some of today's most meaningful issues.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

11.19.2018
Literature

6 Books for Your Fall Reading List

Expand your bookshelf and your world with these works from the 22nd annual Winter Words series.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

10.12.2018
Literature

Migrants on the Page

Hamid joined Institute CEO Dan Porterfield for a conversation about literature and world politics.

BY Institute Staff

10.01.2018
Literature

Six Banned Books to Read this Week

Aspen Words staff members pick their favorite controversial classics.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

09.25.2018
Literature

Hamid Wins Aspen Words Literary Prize

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid was named the winner of the inaugural 2017 Aspen Words Literary Prize, a $35,000 award for a work of fiction with

BY Institute Staff

06.18.2018
Literature

The Voices You Live with

Tracy K. Smith discusses poetry, life, and language.

BY Institute Staff

06.07.2018
Literature

10 Books for Summer Reading

A guide from Aspen Words on novels, memoirs, and more you can dive into.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

05.25.2018
Literature

How Mohsin Hamid Brought the Refugee Crisis to Life

Hamid's novel 'Exit West' is the winner of the inaugural Aspen Words Literary Prize.

BY Nicole Corea

Blog Post

04.23.2018
Literature

Luis Alberto Urrea on the Power of Family

Author Luis Alberto Urrea talks about his book, "The House of Broken Angels."

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

04.11.2018
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