In-Person: An Evening with the 2022 5 Under 35 Honorees

265 Aragon Avenue,Coral Gables FL 33134

16 February, 2023

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The National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 program recognizes five exceptional debut authors each year. Join us for a reading and audience Q&A with 2022 5 Under 35 honorees Alexandra Chang (Days of Distraction), Joseph Han (Nuclear Family), Crystal Hana Kim (If You Leave Me), and Alyssa Songsiridej (Little Rabbit). Moderated by Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation. Presented in partnership with Books & Books, the Miami Book Fair, and the National Book Foundation.About the 5 under 35 programIn 2006, the National Book Foundation established the 5 Under 35 prize to recognize young, debut fiction writers whose work promised to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape. 5 Under 35 Honorees are writers from around the world, under the age of 35, who have published their first and only book of fiction—either a short story collection or a novel—within the last five years. 5 Under 35 has identified some of the most celebrated young writers working today. Previous honorees include Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Brit Bennett, Akwaeke Emezi, Angela Flournoy, Phil Klay, Valeria Luiselli, C.E. Morgan, Téa Obreht, ZZ Packer, Karen Russell, Justin Torres, Bryan Washington, Claire Vaye Watkins, Tiphanie Yanique, and Charles Yu. The 2022 5 Under 35 honorees are:Alexandra Chang, Days of DistractionEcco / HarperCollins PublishersSelected by Jason Mott, 2021 National Book Award Winner for FictionJoseph Han, Nuclear FamilyCounterpoint PressSelected by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, 2015 5 Under 35 honoreeCrystal Hana Kim, If You Leave MeWilliam Morrow / HarperCollins PublishersSelected by Min Jin Lee, 2017 National Book Award Finalist for FictionClare Sestanovich, Objects of Desire: StoriesKnopf / Penguin Random HouseSelected by Anthony Doerr, 2021 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction, 2014 National Book Award Finalist for FictionAlyssa Songsiridej, Little RabbitBloomsbury PublishingSelected by Julia Phillips, 2019 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction