The nominees for PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the art of the essay included Jabara Asim’s “We Can’t Breathe: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival,” Alexander Chee’s “How to Write an Autobiographical Novel,” Brian Phillips’ “Impossible Owls,” Zadie Smith’s “Feel Free” and Michelle Tea’s “Against Memoir.”
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times