Le Guin, Chernow among nominees for PEN literary awards

By iNFOTEL
April 24 2025 05:53 AM

CP1159883947 — Ursula Le Guin American author of novels, children\'s books, is seen in a Sept. 9, 2001 photo at home in Portland, Ore. Le Guin, the award-winning science fiction and fantasy writer who explored feminist themes and was best known for her Earthsea books, died peacefully Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, in Portland, Oregon, according to a brief family statement posted to her verified Twitter account. She was 88. (Benjamin Brink/The Oregonian via AP)

NEW YORK – The late Ursula K. Le Guin is among the finalists for a PEN America literary award.

Le Guin, who died earlier this week at age 88, is a nominee for the best book of essays. She was cited for her collection “No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters.” Others up for awards include Ta-Nehisi Coates and Kevin Young for the best book of 2017 and Ron Chernow, author of “Grant,” for biography.

PEN America also announced Thursday that for the first time all five nominees for best debut fiction are women. They include Emily Fridlund for “History of Wolves” and Carmen Maria Machado for “Her Body and Other Parties.”

Winners will be announced Feb. 20.

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