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    EXCLUSIVE: Aspen Words Literary Prize Unveils Its Finalists

    Five books remain in the running: Tommy Orange's There There; Tayari Jones' An American Marriage; David Chariandy's Brother; Jennifer Clement's Gun Love; and Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah.
    by Colin Dwyer Feb 20, 2019 3 minutes
    The 2019 Aspen Words Literary Prize shortlist (clockwise from top left): <em>There There</em>, by Tommy Orange; <em>Friday Black</em>, by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah; <em>An American Marriage</em>, by Tayari Jones<em></em>; <em>Brother</em>, by David Chariandy; and <em>Gun Love</em>, by Jennifer Clement.

    Out of 16, just five remain.

    The Aspen Words Literary Prize, now in its second year, has trimmed its longlist of 16 nominees to just five finalists. The books on the shortlist, unveiled Wednesday, all manage to "illuminate a vital contemporary issue and demonstrate the transformative power of literature on thought and culture," according to Aspen judges.

    Still in the running for the $35,000 prize are:, by Tommy Orange; , by Nana, by Tayari Jones; , by David Chariandy; and , by Jennifer Clement.

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