2019 Chautauqua Prize Shortlist

stack of 2019 Chautauqua Prize finalists in front of Hall of PhilosophyChautauqua Institution has announced seven exceptional books as the 2019 finalists for The Chautauqua Prize, now in its eighth year. 

The winning book will be selected from this shortlist and announced in late May 2019.

Congratulations to all the finalists!

 

 

Little: A Novel By Edward Carey Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525534334
Availability: Not on our shelves, but we can order this for you!
Published: Riverhead Books - October 22nd, 2019

The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth By Ken Krimstein Cover Image
$28.00
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ISBN: 9781635571882
Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - September 25th, 2018

Heavy: An American Memoir By Kiese Laymon Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781501125669
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scribner - March 5th, 2019

The Overstory: A Novel By Richard Powers Cover Image
$18.95
ISBN: 9780393356687
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - April 2nd, 2019

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Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore By Elizabeth Rush Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781571313812
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Milkweed Editions - March 12th, 2019

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All the Names They Used for God: Stories By Anjali Sachdeva Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525508687
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: The Dial Press - June 18th, 2019

The Mercy Seat By Elizabeth H. Winthrop Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780802129611
Availability: Not on our shelves, but we can order this for you!
Published: Grove Press - April 16th, 2019