2020 PEN/Faulkner Award Longlist

By The PEN/Faulkner Foundation

2020 PEN/Faulkner Award Longlist

These ten books were selected by our 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award judges to appear on our inaugural longlist, created in honor of PEN/Faulkner's 40th Anniversary.

Sea Monsters

Chloe Aridjis

$23.00

$20.70

Where Reasons End

Yiyun Li

$25.00

$22.50

The Night Swimmers

Peter Rock

$25.00

$22.50

We Cast a Shadow

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

$27.00

$24.30

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

$26.00

$23.40

Patsy

Nicole Dennis-Benn

$26.95

$24.26

Sing to It: New Stories

Amy Hempel

$25.00

$22.50

The Topeka School

Ben Lerner

$27.00

$24.30

The Bird King

G Willow Wilson

$26.00

$23.40

A People's History of Heaven

Mathangi Subramanian

$26.95

$24.26

The PEN/Faulkner Foundation celebrates literature and fosters connections between readers and writers to enrich and inspire both individuals and communities.