Literary Fifteen 2022 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

Aspen Words Literary Prize
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 published by a US publisher. 

Longlist of 16 novels was announced on November 10th, 2021.
All books added
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott

Hell of a Book

Jason Mott

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev

Dawnie Walton

13 hours, 16 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam

The Startup Wife

Tahmima Anam

8 hours, 59 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary emotional reflective medium-paced
Radiant Fugitives by Nawaaz Ahmed

Radiant Fugitives

Nawaaz Ahmed

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced
Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge

Libertie

Kaitlyn Greenidge

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J.A. Chancy

What Storm, What Thunder

Myriam J.A. Chancy

313 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade

The Five Wounds

Kirstin Valdez Quade

419 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Bewilderness by Karen Tucker

Bewilderness

Karen Tucker

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional informative fast-paced
A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself by Peter Ho Davies

A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself

Peter Ho Davies

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging informative inspiring medium-paced
Abundance by Jakob Guanzon

Abundance

Jakob Guanzon

328 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional medium-paced