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Diane Rehm: When My Time Comes

Should those who are dying have the right to determine when their life will end? Diane Rehm discusses perspectives from her new book, When My Time Comes, with Aspen Ideas: Health.

BY Aspen Ideas: Health

Video

06.18.2020
Literature

Announcing the 2020 Class of Emerging Writer Fellows

Aspen Words launched this fellowship program to support new literary voices demonstrating exceptional promise.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

02.27.2020
Literature

Aspen Words Literary Prize

Aspen Words today announced the longlist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize (AWLP), an annual award for a work of fiction that addresses a vital contemporary issue.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

11.14.2019
Literature

A Memoir of Secrets Better Kept

This week, Adrienne Brodeur’s memoir WILD GAME: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me was released to no shortage of rave reviews. It’s a rare bi

BY David K. Gibson

Blog Post

10.18.2019
Literature

Tayari Jones Tells the Truth

The 2019 Aspen Words Literary Prize Winner discussed how she brings a human face to the social issues most pressing in our time.

BY Sophia Rivera-Silverstein

Blog Post

05.01.2019
Literature

Excerpt: Marcia Butler's New Novel

Pickle's Progress, from the former Aspen Words writer in residence, was released on April 9.

BY Marcia Butler

Blog Post

04.10.2019
Literature

Colson Whitehead Dares You to Stereotype Him

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author joined Aspen Words to discuss his life and work.

BY Julie Comins

Blog Post

02.28.2019
Literature

5 Books that Demand Your Attention

These shortlisted titles for the Aspen Words Literary Prize address some of the most urgent social issues in America and the world.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

02.20.2019
Literature

Authors Share Their Inspiration

Sometimes inspiration for a story is borne out of a new experience, other times it comes from re-examining your daily life.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

01.31.2019
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