Literary Fiction by People of Color discussion

The inaugural Aspen Words Literary Prize unveiled its finalists Monday:

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Stories by Lesley Nneka Arimah
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Mad Country by Samrat Upadhyay
What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons

The Aspen Institute has established the brand-new annual prize, which will hand out $35,000 to its eventual winner, with the intent to recognize "an influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture."

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...

Beverly wrote: "The inaugural Aspen Words Literary Prize unveiled its finalists..."

What a list! Thanks for sharing this news. I still get chills recalling What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky. There were so many great stories in this book and they were so innovative and refreshing.