Literary Fifteen 2024 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

Aspen Words
Awarded to novels or short story collections that address questions of violence, inequality, gender, the environment, immigration, religion, race or other social issues. Open to authors of any nationality and translated fiction published by a US publisher.

Longlist announced on November 8th, 2023.
Shortlist announced on March 13th: 
  1. Chain-gang All-stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
  2. Temple folk by Aaliyah Bilal
  3. Witness by Jamel Brinkley
  4. Enter ghost by Isabella Hammad
  5. The heaven and earth grocery store by James McBride

Winner to be announced April 25th.
All books added
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

I Have Some Questions for You

Rebecca Makkai

438 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery thriller dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

All This Could Be Different

Sarah Thankam Mathews

312 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Temple Folk by Aaliyah Bilal

Temple Folk

Aaliyah Bilal

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad

Enter Ghost

Isabella Hammad

11 hours, 56 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

8 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
The Laughter by Sonora Jha

The Laughter

Sonora Jha

9 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

Land of Milk and Honey

C Pam Zhang

232 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

385 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

13 hours, 38 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Let Us Descend

Jesmyn Ward

305 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced