PEN Shortlists for 2014 Book Prizes (12 books)

Anually, the PEN American Center picks a literary debut that receives a prize of $25.000. These are the 2014 finalists.

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1	The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 45,988 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 55,789 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Brief Encounters with the Enemy: Fiction by Said Sayrafiezadeh 3.71 avg rating — 252 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Godforsaken Idaho by Shawn Vestal 3.59 avg rating — 698 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: Essays, Etc. by David Sedaris 3.85 avg rating — 150,675 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit 4.20 avg rating — 7,669 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Critical Mass: Four Decades of Essays, Reviews, Hand Grenades, and Hurrahs by James Wolcott (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 97 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly, and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson 4.09 avg rating — 16,820 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Holding On Upside Down: The Life and Work of Marianne Moore by Linda Leavell (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 122 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Margaret Fuller: A New American Life by Megan Marshall 3.88 avg rating — 1,447 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell by Deborah Solomon (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 610 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 by Victoria Wilson (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 584 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars