Ledia Xhoga

Last updated July 30, 2025

Ledia Xhoga^[a] is an American fiction writer and playwright.

Biography

She was born and raised in Tirana, Albania. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.^[2] She graduated from Texas State University, MFA in fiction.^[3]

Awards and nominations

Misinterpretation, debut novel^[1]^[4]
- Recipient of a New York City Book Award (the Hornblower Award for the First Book)^[5]
- Shortlisted for Center for Fiction First Novel Prize ^[6]
- Best of 2024 Book by Debutiful^[2]
- Longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize ^[2]

Notes

↑ Xhoga is pronounced "Joga"^[1]

References

1 2 Ledia Xhoga discusses MISINTERPRETATION, an interview
1 2 3 Ledia Xhoga, the Booker Prizes website
↑ Ledia Xhoga on the Joy and Pain of Letting Go (of Half Your Novel), LitHub , August 23, 2024
↑ Shoshana Akabas, For Ledia Xhoga, “What If…” Became a Debut Novel, an interview, September 4, 2024
↑ The 30th Anniversary New York City Book Awards (2024-2025)
↑ 2024 First Novel Prize. The Center for Fiction

External links

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[2] Xhoga is pronounced "Joga"^[1]

[ivu-1] 1 2 Ledia Xhoga discusses MISINTERPRETATION, an interview

[boo-3] 1 2 3 Ledia Xhoga, the Booker Prizes website

[4] Ledia Xhoga on the Joy and Pain of Letting Go (of Half Your Novel), LitHub , August 23, 2024

[5] Shoshana Akabas, For Ledia Xhoga, “What If…” Became a Debut Novel, an interview, September 4, 2024

[6] The 30th Anniversary New York City Book Awards (2024-2025)

[7] 2024 First Novel Prize. The Center for Fiction

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