We all could use a little more peace, justice, and understanding in today's world. Below is a list of the finalists for the 2025 Dayton Peace Prize Finalists.
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This prize honors "writers whose work uses the power of the written word to foster peace, social justice, and global understanding." The winners will be honored in a ceremony In November.
Nonfiction
The Burning Earth: A History by Sunil Amrith (W.W. Norton)
John Lewis: A Life by David Greenberg (Simon & Schuster)
Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea by Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor (Pantheon)
Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen (Dutton)
A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging by Lauren Markham (Riverhead)
The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora by Wendy Pearlman (Liveright)
Fiction
Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris (Knopf)
James by Percival Everett (Doubleday)
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar (Knopf)
Freedom Is a Feast by Alejandro Puyana (Little, Brown)
The Women by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's Press)
The Good Deed by Helen Benedict (Red Hen Press)