2020 Chautauqua Prize Shortlist

Chautauqua Institution has announced seven exceptional books as the 2020 finalists for The Chautauqua Prize, now in its ninth year. A winner we be announced in late May.

Congratulations to all the finalists!

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Out of Darkness, Shining Light: A Novel By Petina Gappah Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781982110338
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scribner - September 10th, 2019

Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey By Mikhal Dekel Cover Image
$27.95
ISBN: 9781324001034
Availability: Not on our shelves, but we can order this for you!
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - October 1st, 2019

What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance By Carolyn Forché Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780525560395
Availability: Not on our shelves, but we can order this for you!
Published: Penguin Books - February 11th, 2020

Feast Your Eyes: A Novel By Myla Goldberg Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781501197857
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Scribner - February 18th, 2020

The Parisian By Isabella Hammad Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780802148803
Availability: Not on our shelves, but we can order this for you!
Published: Grove Press - December 17th, 2019

Breathe: A Letter to My Sons By Imani Perry Cover Image
$19.95
Likely unavailable -- email or call for more information
ISBN: 9780807076552
Published: Beacon Press - September 17th, 2019

Bangkok Wakes to Rain: A Novel By Pitchaya Sudbanthad Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525534778
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - February 18th, 2020