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Pick a Color

Pick a Color

Souvankham Thammavongsa

By Lit Hub Excerpts | September 30, 2025

Lily King, Richard Osman, Ada Limón, and more: 22 new books out today!

Lily King, Richard Osman, Ada Limón, and more: 22 new books out today!

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“Life Is Awful”

“Life Is Awful”

Souvankham Thammavongsa

By Lit Hub Excerpts | March 19, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>How to Pronounce Knife</em> by Souvankham Thammavongsa

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa

David Varno on One of the Finalists for Fiction

By David Varno | March 10, 2021

Souvankham Thammavongsa has won the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Souvankham Thammavongsa has won the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 10, 2020

Souvankham Thammavongsa Wants Readers to Question What's Real

Souvankham Thammavongsa Wants Readers to Question What's Real

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Announcing the 100th Annual O. Henry Prize

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