[OPLINLIST] 2022 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalists Announced

[Gregor, Paul]

Recognizing the power of literature to promote peace and reconciliation, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation today announced the finalists for the 2022 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in fiction and nonfiction. Inspired by the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia, The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is the only international literary peace prize awarded in the United States.

The 2022 Dayton Literary Peace Prize fiction finalists are:
Beasts of a Little Land<https://www.harpercollins.com/products/beasts-of-a-little-land-juhea-kim?variant=39278401912866> by Juhea Kim (HarperCollins) An epic story of love, war, and redemption set against the backdrop of the Korean independence movement.
Cloud Cuckoo Land<https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cloud-Cuckoo-Land/Anthony-Doerr/9781982168438> by Anthony Doerr (Simon & Schuster): A "wildly inventive, humane and uplifting book for adults that's infused with the magic of childhood reading experiences" (The New York Times Book Review), a story of dreamers and outsiders whose
lives are gloriously intertwined.
Infinite Country<https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Infinite-Country/Patricia-Engel/9781982159474> by Patricia Engel (Simon & Schuster): a "profound, beautiful novel" (People) that chronicles the "breathtaking story of the unimaginable prices paid for a better life" (Esquire).
North<https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/north_9781647001087/> by Brad Kessler (Abrams): traces the epic journey of Sahro from her home in Somalia to South America, through Central America to New York City, and finally, her last attempt to cross into safety in Canada.
The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois<https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-love-songs-of-web-du-bois-honoree-fanonne-jeffers?variant=39813771132962> by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (HarperCollins): This intimate yet sweeping novel, with all the luminescence and force of Homegoing; Sing, Unburied, and The Water Dancer,
chronicles the journey of one American family from the centuries of the colonial slave trade through the Civil War to our own tumultuous era.
What Comes After<https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611515/what-comes-after-by-joanne-tompkins/> by JoAnne Tompkins (Penguin Random House): offers an unforgettable story of loss and anger, but also of kindness and hope, courage and forgiveness. It is a deeply moving account of strangers
and friends not only helping each other forward after tragedy, but inspiring a new kind of family.

The 2022 Dayton Literary Peace Prize non-fiction finalists are:
High Conflict<https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/High-Conflict/Amanda-Ripley/9781982128579> by Amanda Ripley (Simon & Schuster):journalist Amanda Ripley investigates how good people get captured by high conflict-and how they break free.
How the Word is Passed<https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/clint-smith/how-the-word-is-passed/9780316492935/> by Clint Smith (Little, Brown):   This compelling #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America-and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives.
Invisible Child<https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/241846/invisible-child-by-andrea-elliott/> by Andrea Elliott (Penguin Random House) winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize, this is the unforgettable story of Dasani Coates, a homeless girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by poverty and racism in an unequal America.
The Last Nomad<https://www.workman.com/products/the-last-nomad/paperback> by Shugri Said Sahl (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill): A brave, remarkable memoir about an idyllic childhood shattered by the Somali Civil War.
The Sum of Us<https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/564989/the-sum-of-us-by-heather-mcghee/> by Heather McGhee (Penguin Random House): McGhee marshals economic and sociological research to paint an irrefutable story of racism's costs while also sharing the humble stories of people yearning to be part of a better America.
Wildland<https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374286675/wildland> by Evan Osnos (Macmillan): is the story of a period bounded by two shocks to America's psyche, two assaults on the country's sense of itself: the attacks of September 11 in 2001 and the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Previously, Wil Hagood was announced as the 2022 Winner of the Richard C. Holbrooke Award for Distinguished Achievement.
The full press release with more information can be found here:  https://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/DLPP-2022-Finalist-Press-Release_.pdf

Posted on behalf of Helen Prichard and the Library Committee of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
Paul Gregor
Head Librarian
Jamestown Community Library
Crosspostings: publib, libref-l, Oplin list, fiction-l

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