The book follows the rise of an interracial rock duo in the 1970s, their sensational breakup, and the secrets unearthed decades later.

Writer and scholar Clint Smith takes a close look at the mechanisms and consequences of those distortions in his new book, “How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America.”

Fellowships are available in fiction, memoir, narrative nonfiction, poetry, and middle-grade genres.

Aspen Words announced the shortlist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize, an annual award for fiction that illuminates social issues.

Her new novel The Arsonists’ City is nominated for the 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

His novel What Strange Paradise is a nominee for the 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

Her book Bewilderness is a nominee for the 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

Her novel The Final Revival of Opal and Nev is nominated for the 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

His novel Things We Lost to the Water is nominated for the 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize.