Libraries 2014

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Adelaide

The State Library of South Australia

• May We Be Forgiven – A.M. Homes
• Lost Voices – Christopher Koch
• NW – Zadie Smith

Brisbane

The State Library of Queensland

• The Voyage – Murray Bail
• The Daughters of Mars – Tom Keneally
• The Light Between Oceans – M. L. Stedman

Canberra

The National Library of Australia

• Questions of Travel – Michelle De Krester
• Lost Voices – Christopher Koch
• Mateship With Birds – Carrie Tiffany

Melbourne

The State Library of Victoria

• Lola Bensky – Lily Brett
• Sufficient Grace – Amy Espeseth
• Sea Hearts – Margo Lanagan 

Sydney

The State Library of New South Wales

• Questions of Travel – Michelle De Krester
• Mateship With Birds – Carrie Tiffany

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Salzburg

Stadt Bibliothek Salzburg

• Waiting for Sunrise – William Boyd
• The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Dissappeared – Jonas Jonasson Translated by Rod Bradbury
• In the Absence of Heroes – Anthony McCarten

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Bridgetown

The National Library Service

• Light Falling on Bamboo – Lawrence Scott
• Skagboys – Irvine Welsh

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Brussels

Muntpunt

• In One Person – John Irving
• The Guard – Peter Terrin Translated by David Colmer
• Night Dancer – Chika Unigwe

Gent

Stedelijke Openbare Bibliotheek

• Sweet Tooth – Ian McEwan
• The Lifeboat – Charlotte Rogan
• NW – Zadie Smith

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Brasilia

Biblioteca Demonstrativa de Brasília – Fundacao Biblioteca Nacional

• Spilt Milk – Chico  Buarque Translated by Alison Entrekin
• Dublinesque – Enrique Vila-Matas Translated by Rosalind Harvey & Anne McLean
• The Book of Emotions – Joao Almino Translated by Elizabeth Jackson

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Calgary

Calgary Public Library

• 419 – Will Ferguson
• The Headmaster’s Wager – Vincent Lam
• The Purchase – Linda Spalding

Halifax

Halifax Public Libraries

• People Park – Pash Malla
• The Yellow Birds – Kevin Powers
• NW – Zadie Smith

Ottawa

Ottawa Public Library

• The Purchase – Linda Spalding
• Ru – Kim Thúy Translated by Sheila Fischman
• Indian Horse – Richard Wagamese

Saint John

Saint John Free Public Library

• Above All Things – Tanis Rideout
• A Matter of Life and Death or Something – Ben Stephenson
• Ru – Kim Thúy Translated by Sheila Fischman

St. John’s

Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries

• Finton Moon – Gerard Collins
• A Blessed Snarl – Samuel Thomas Martin

Sydney

Cape Breton Regional Library

• Anna From Away – D.R. MacDonald
• Standing in Another Man’s Grave – Ian Rankin
• An Available Man – Hilma Wolitzer

Toronto

Toronto Public Library

• A Hologram for the King – Dave Eggers
• Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel

Winnipeg

Winnipeg Public Library

• Arcadia – Lauren Groff
• The Orphan Master’s Son – Adam Johnson
• The Testament of Mary – Colm Tóibín

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Rijeka

Gradska Knjiznica Rijeka

• Seven Terrors – Selvedin Avdic Translated by Coral Petkovich
• Three Strong Women – Marie Ndiaye Translated by John Fletcher
• Honour – Elif Shafak Translated by Elif Shafak

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Karviná-Mizerov

Regional Library of Karviná

• Follow the Spinning Sun – Leandro Thomas Gonzales
• Flying Leap – Ralf W. Oliver

Prague

Mestska Knihovna v Praze

• Phantom – Jo Nesbo Translated by Don Bartlett
• The Casual Vacancy – J.K. Rowling

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Aarhus

Aarhus Kommunes Biblioteker

• The Murder of Halland – Pia Juul Translated by Martin Aitken

Copenhagen

Copenhagen Central Library

• The Elephant Keepers’ Children – Peter Hoeg Translated by Martin Aitken
• The Murder of Halland – Pia Juul Translated by Martin Aitken

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Birmingham

The Library of Birmingham

• The Snow Child – Eowyn Ivey
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Rachel Joyce
• Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel

Liverpool

Liverpool City Library and Information Services

• The Panopticon – Jenni Fagan
• The Big Music – Kirsty Gunn
• Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel

London

London Borough of Redbridge Libraries

• Toby’s Room – Pat Barker
• The Chemistry of Tears – Peter Carey
• The Painter of Silence – Georgina Harding

Newcastle

Newcastle City Library

• The Guilty One – Lisa Ballantyne

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Tallinn

National Library of Estonia

• True – Riikka Pulkkinen Translated by Lola Rogers

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Helsinki

Helsinki City Library

• Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel
• Home – Toni Morrison
• The Brothers – Asko Sahlberg Translated by Emily Jeremiah &  Fleur Jeremiah

Tampere

Tampere City Library

• The Light of Amsterdam – David Park
• Care of Wooden Floors – Will Wiles
• The Bellwether Revivals – Benjamin Wood

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Lyon

Bibliothèque Municipale de Lyon

• HHhH – Laurent Binet Translated by Sam Taylor

Mulhouse

Bibliothèque Municipale de Mulhouse

• Railsea – China Miéville
• The Testament of Mary – Colm Tóibín

Nice

Bibliothèque Municipale Á Vocation Regionale de Nice

• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Rachel Joyce
• The Age of Miracles – Karen Thompson Walker

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Tbilisi

National Parliamentary Library of Georgia

• The Literature Express – Lasha Bugadze Translated by Maya Kiasashvili

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Berlin

Zentral- u. Landesbibliothek Berlin

• Kaltenburg – Marcel Beyer Translated by Alan Bance
• Axolotl Roadkill – Helene Hegemann Translated by Katy Derbyshire
• Three Strong Women – Marie Ndiaye Translated by John Fletcher

Bonn

Universitäts-und Landesbibliothek Bonn

• Three Strong Women – Marie Ndiaye Translated by John Fletcher
• Dirt – David Vann

Bremen

Stadtbibliothek Bremen

• The Canvas – Benjamin Stein Translated by Brian Zumhagen
• Mesmerized – Alissa Walser Translated by Jamie Bulloch
• The Method by Juli Zeh Translated by Juli Zeh

Dusseldorf

Stadtbüchereien Düsseldorf

• Gold – Chris Cleave
• A Hologram for the King – Dave Eggers
• A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar – Suzanne Joinson

Frankfurt

Stadtbücherei Frankfurt am Main

• In One Person – John Irving
• The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared – Jonas Jonasson Translated by Rod Bradbury

Leipzig

Leipziger Stadtische Bibliotheken

• The Beginner’s Goodbye – Anne Tyler
• Mesmerized – Alissa Walser Translated by Jamie Bulloch
• The Method – Juli Zeh Translated by Sally-Ann Spencer

Mainz

Bibliotheken der Stadt Mainz

• Canada – Richard Ford

Munich

Münchner Stadtbibliothek

• A Partial History of Lost Causes – Jennifer du Bois 
• The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared – Jonas Jonasson Translated by Rod Bradbury

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Veria

Veria Central Public Library

• Tell the Wolves I’m Home – Carol Rifka Brunt
• The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
• Home – Toni Morrison

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Kecskemét

Katona József County Library

• Léon and Louise – Alex Capus Translated by John Brownjohn
• The House I Loved – Tatiana de Rosnay
• Flight Behavior – Barbara Kingsolver

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Reykjavík

Borgarbókasafn Reykjavíkur

• The Perfect Landscape – Ragna Sigurdardottir Translated by Sarah Bowen

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New Delhi

India International Centre Library

• The Illicit Happiness of Other People – Manu Joseph
• Em and the Big Hoom – Jerry Pinto
• Narcopolis – Jeet Thayil

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Cork

Cork City Libraries

• Canada – Richard Ford
• The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared – Jonas Jonasson Translated by Rod Bradbury
• The Spinning Heart -Donal Ryan

Dublin

Dublin City Public Libraries

• The Voyage – Murray Bail
• The Spinning Heart – Donal Ryan
• Dublinesque – Enrique Vila-Matas, translated by Rosalind Harvey & Anne McLean

Galway

Galway County Library

• The Dinner – Herman Koch Translated by Sam Garrett
• The Hunger Angel – Herta Muller Translated by Philip Boehm
• Traveller of the Century – Andrés Neuman Translated by Rick Caistor & Lorenza Garcia

Limerick

Limerick City Library

• HHhH – Laurent Binet Translated by Sam Taylor
• Where’d You Go, Bernadette – Maria Semple
• The Light Between Oceans – M.L. Stedman

Waterford City

Waterford City Libraries

• Canada – Richard Ford
• Heft – Liz Moore
• Where’d You Go, Bernadette – Maria Semple

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Florence

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Firenze

• My Brilliant Friend – Elena Ferrante Translated by Ann Goldstein
• Persecution: The Friendly Fire of Memories – Alessandro Piperno Translated by Ann Goldstein

Naples

Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli

• Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel
• Dominion – C.J. Sansom

Rome

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma

• Alfa Romeo 1300 and Other Miracles – Fabio Bartolomei Translated by Antony Shugaar
• 70% Acrylic 30% Wool – Viola Di Grado Translated by Michael Reynolds
• My Brilliant Friend – Elena Ferrante Translated by Ann Goldstein

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Kingston

Jamaica Library Service

• The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared – Jonas Jonasson Translated by Rod Bradbury

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México

Biblioteca Daniel Cosío Villegas El Colegio de México

• Traveller of the Century – Andrés Neuman Translated by Nick Caistor & Lorenza Garcia
• The Sound of  Things Falling – Juan Gabriel Vasquez Translated by Anne McLean

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Herceg Novi

City Library of Herceg-Novi

• The Cannon was Red Hot – Vladimir Kecmanovic Translated by Sofija Skoric

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Amsterdam

Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam

• The Detour – Gerbrand Bakker Translated by David Colmer
• The Dinner – Herman Koch Translated by Sam Garrett
• The Guard – Peter Terrin Translated by David Colmer

Eindhoven

Openbare Bibliotheek Eindhoven

• The Detour – Gerbrand Bakker Translated by David Colmer
• The Dinner – Herman Koch Translated by Sam Garrett
• The Guard – Peter Terrin Translated by David Colmer

Rotterdam

Bibliotheek Rotterdam

• The Chemistry of Tears – Peter Carey
• The Snow Child – Eowyn Ivey
• The Dinner – Herman Koch Translated by Sam Garrett

The Hague

The Libraries of the Hague / Public Library of The Hague

• The Detour – Gerbrand Bakker Translated by David Colmer
• The Dinner – Herman Koch Translated by Sam Garrett
• The Guard – Peter Terrin Translated by David Colmer

Utrecht

Bibliotheek Utrecht

• Waiting for the Monsoon – Threes Anna Translated by Barbara Potter Fasting
• The Detour – Gerbrand Bakker Translated by David Colmer
• The Dinner – Herman Koch Translated by Sam Garrett

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Auckland

Auckland Libraries

• The Intentions Book – Gigi Fenster
• The Open World – Stephanie Johnson
• The Forrests – Emily Perkins

Christchurch

Christchurch City Libraries

• The Teleportation Accident – Ned Beauman
• Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel
• The Forrests – Emily Perkins

Dunedin

Dunedin Public Libraries

• Gone Girl – Gillian FlynnThe Teleportation Accident – Ned Beauman
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Horold Fry – Rachel Joyce
• Capital – John Lanchester

Timaru

Timaru District Libraries

• The Fault in our Stars – John Green
• Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend – Matthew Green
• The Forrests – Emily Perkins

Wellington

Wellington City Libraries

• The Big Music – Kirsty Gunn
• The Forrests – Emily Perkins
• Risk – C.K. Stead

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Bergen

Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek

• Absolution – Patrick Flanery
• The Yellow Birds – Kevin Powers
• Care of Wooden Floors – Will Wiles

Oslo

Oslo Public Libraries

• A Death in the Family – Karl Ove Knausgaard Translated by Don Bartlett
• Umbrella – Will Self
• Dirt – David Vann

Stavanger

Stavanger Bibliotek

• A Death in the Family – Karl Ove Knausgaard Translated by Don Bartlett
• Swimming to Elba – Silvia Avallone Translated by Antony Shugaar

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Lódz

Wojewódzka i Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna

• The Woman Who Dived into the Heart of the World – Sabina Berman Translated by Lisa Dillman
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Rachel Joyce
• The Method – Juli Zeh Translated by Sally-Ann Spencer

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Lisbon

Biblioteca Municipal Central de Lisboa

• Sweet Tooth – Ian McEwan
• Jack Holmes and His Friend – Edmund White
• The Prisoner of Heaven – Carlos Ruiz Zafon Translated by Lucia Graves

Biblioteca Pública Municipal do Porto

• The Fallen Angel – Daniel Silva

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Moscow

Library for Foreign Literature

• The Chemistry of Tears – Peter Carey
• Ignorance – Michèle Roberts
• Mateship with Birds – Carrie Tiffany

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Ljubljana

Knjižnica Oton Župancic

• The German Lottery – Miha Mazzini Translated by Urska Zupanec

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Cape Town

Cape Town Central Library

• Running the Rift – Naomi Benaron
• The Garden of Evening Mists – Tan Twan Eng

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Barcelona

Biblioteques de Barcelona

• Sweet Tooth – Ian McEwan
• Mudwoman – Joyce Carol Oates 

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Colombo

Colombo Public Library

• Island of a Thousand Mirrors – Nayomi Munaweera

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Stockholm

Stockholm Public Library

• In One Person – John Irving
• Umbrella – Will Self
• Skagboys – Irvine Welsh

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Bern

Universitätsbibliothek Bern

• Canada – Richard Ford
• Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel

Geneva

Bibliothèques Municipales de la Ville de Genève

• Emmaus – Alessandro Baricco Translated by Ann Goldstein
• Léon and Louise – Alex Capus Translated by John Brownjohn
• The Dream of the Celt – Mario Vargas Llosa Translated by Edith Grossman

Zurich

Zentralbibliothek Zürich

• The Round House – Louise Erdrich
• The Dinner – Herman Koch Translated by Sam Garrett

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Boston

Boston Public Library

• HHhH – Laurent Binet Translated by Sam Taylor
• Arcadia – Lauren Groff
• The Orphan Master’s Son – Adam Johnson

Cheyenne

Laramie County Library System

• Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel
• The Yellow Birds – Kevin Powers
• The Rent Collector – Camron Wright

Chicago

Chicago Public Library

• The Dog Stars – Peter Heller
• The Yellow Birds – Kevin Powers
• This Bright River – Patrick Somerville

Cincinnati

Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County

• Tell the Wolves I’m Home – Carol Rifka Brunt
• Where’d You Go, Bernadette – Maria Semple
• Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore – Robin Sloan

Cleveland

Cleveland Public Library

• The Watch – Joydeep Bhattacharya
• HHhH – Laurent Binet Translated by Sam Taylor
• The Orphan Master’s Son – Adam Johnson

Colorado Springs

Pikes Peak Library District

• The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
• The Twelve Tribes of Hattie – Ayana Mathis
• The Yellow Birds – Kevin Powers

Columbia

Richland County Public Library

• The Sandcastle Girls – Chris Bohjalian
• The Orchardist – Amanda Coplin
• The Light Between Oceans – M.L. Stedman

Concord

New Hampshire State Library

• Tell the Wolves I’m Home – Carol Rifka Brunt
• The Round House – Louise Erdrich
• The Orphan Master’s Son – Adam Johnson

Denver

Denver Public Library

• The Fault in Our Stars
• The Dog Stars
• Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

Detroit

Detroit Public Library

• Freeman – Leonard Pitts Jnr.

Hartford

Hartford Public Library

• Miss Fuller – April Bernard
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Rachel Joyce
• The Beginner’s Goodbye – Anne Tyler

Houston

Houston Public Library

• No One Is Here Except All Of Us – Ramona Ausubel
• Tell the Wolves I’m Home – Carol Rifka Brunt
• The Orphan Master’s Son – Adam Johnson

Jacksonville

Jacksonville Public Library

• Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore – Robin Sloan
• The Lower River – Paul Theroux
• Beautiful Ruins – Jess Walter

Kansas City

Kansas City Public Library

• Canada – Richard Ford
• Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk – Ben Fountain
• Flight Behavior – Barbara Kingsolver

Miami

Miami-Dade Public Library System

• A Hologram for the King – Dave Eggers
• Capital – John Lanchester

Milwaukee

Milwaukee Public Library

• The Round House – Louise Erdrich
• Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk – Ben Fountain
• The Orphan Master’s Son – Adam Johnson

New York

New York Public Library

• A Land More Kind Than Home – Wiley Cash
• The Headmaster’s Wager – Vincent Lam

Philadelphia

Free Library of Philadelphia

• A Possible Life – Sebastian Faulks
• Canada – Richard Ford
• The Vanishers – Heidi Julavits

Pittsburgh

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

• The Round House – Louise Erdrich
• Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk – Ben Fountain
• Bring Up the Bodies – Hilary Mantel

Portland

Multnomah County Library

• In the Kingdom of Men – Kim Barnes
• The Round House – Louise Erdrich
• The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving – Jonathan Evison

Richmond

Richmond Public Library

• Telegraph Avenue – Michael Chabon
• Canada – Richard Ford
• The Cove – Ron Rash

San Diego

San Diego Public Library

• Canada – Richard Ford

San Francisco

San Francisco Public Library

• The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
• Where’d You Go, Bernadette – Maria Semple
• Beautiful Ruins – Jess Walter

San José

San José Public Library

• A Land More Kind Than Home – Wiley Cash
• Telegraph Avenue – Michael Chabon

Seattle

Seattle Public Library

• Tell the Wolves I’m Home – Carol Rifka Brunt
• Canada – Richard Ford
• Beautiful Ruins – Jess Walter

Springfield

Lincoln Library

• The Round House – Louise Erdrich
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Rachel Joyce
• The Light Betweed Oceans – M. L. Stedman

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