We invited over 400 library systems to participate this year. Many thanks to all the libraries who returned the nomination forms for 2015
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Adelaide
The State Library of South Australia
- The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Richard Flanagan
- Life After Life – Kate Atkinson
- The Son – Philipp Meyer
Brisbane
The State Library of Queensland
- Eyrie – Tim Winton
- Mullumbimby – Melissa Lucashenko
- The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Richard Flanagan
Canberra
- The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Richard Flanagan
- Mullumbimby – Melissa Lucashenko
- Burial Rites – Hannah Kent
Melbourne
Sydney
State Library of New South Wales
- The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Richard Flanagan
- Burial Rites – Hannah Kent
- The Swan Book – Alexis Wright
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Salzburg
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Bridgetown
National Library Service of Barbados
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Bruges
- Ghana Must Go – Taiye Selasi
- The Sorrow of Angels – Jón Kalman Stefánsson Translated by Philip Roughton
- The Infatuations – Javier Marías Translated by Margaret Jull Costa
Brussels
Gent
Stedelijke Openbare Bibliotheek Gent
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Brasilia
Biblioteca Demonstrativa Maria da Conceição Moreira Salles with Fundação Biblioteca Nacional
- K. – Bernardo Kucinski Translated by Sue Branford
- Crow Blue – Adriana Lisboa Translated by Alison Entrekin
- Quesadillas – Juan Pablo Villalobos Translated by Rosalind Harvey
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Calgary
Edmonton
- Love Letters of the Angels of Death – Jennifer Quist
- The Orenda – Joseph Boyden
- We Need New Names – NoViolet Bulawayo
Halifax
Ottawa
Saint John
Saint John Free Public Library
- For Sure – France Daigle Translated by Robert Majzels
- The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton
- The Orenda – Joseph Boyden
St. John’s
Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries
Sydney
Toronto
Vancouver
Winnipeg
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Beijing
- And the Mountains Echoed – Khaled Hosseini
- The Storyteller – Jodi Piccoult
- Life After Life – Kate Atkinson
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Rijeka
- Return to Killybegs – Sorj Chalandon Translated by Ursula Meaney Scott
- Life Form – Amélie Nothomb Translated by Alison Anderson
- The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton
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Karviná-Mizerov
- The Devil’s Workshop – Jáchym Topol Translated by Alex Zucker
- The Dark Road – Ma Jian Translated by Flora Drew
Třinec
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Birmingham
Liverpool
London
Newcastle
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Tallinn
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Helsinki
- Mr Darwin’s Gardener – Kristina Carlson Translated by Emily & Fleur Jeremiah
- Cold Courage – Pekka Hiltunen Translated by Owen F. Witesman
Tampere
- The Collector of Lost Things – Jeremy Page
- The Banner of the Passing Clouds – Anthea Nicholson
- Orkney – Amy Sackville
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Lyon
Bibliothèque Municipale de Lyon
- The Victoria System – Éric Reinhardt Translated by Sam Taylor
- Saving Mozart -Raphaël Jerusalmy Translated by Howard Curtis
- Brief Loves That Live Forever – Andreï Makine Translated by Geoffrey Strachan
Mulhouse
Bibliothèque Municipale de Mulhouse
Nice
Bibliothèque Municipale Á Vocation Regionale de Nice
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Berlin
Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
- In Times of Fading Light – Eugen Ruge Translated by Anthea Bell
- Ghana Must Go – Taiye Selasi
- Plan D – Simon Urban Translated by Katy Derbyshire
Bremen
- In Times of Fading Light – Eugen Ruge Translated by Anthea Bell
- Roman Elegy – Sabine Gruber Translated by Peter Lewis
- Back to Back – Julia Franck Translated by Anthea Bell
Düsseldorf
- In Times of Fading Light – Eugen Ruge Translated by Anthea Bell
- The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt
- Ghana Must Go – Taiye Selasi
Frankfurt
Stadtbücherei Frankfurt am Main
- The Rosie Project – Graeme Simison
- And the Mountains Echoed – Khaled Hosseini
- In Times of Fading Light – Eugen Ruge Translated by Anthea Bell
Leipzig
Leipziger Städtische Bibliotheken
- The Light and the Dark – Mikhail Shishkin Translated by Andrew Bromfield
- Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything – Daniela Krien Translated by Jamie Bulloch
- Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Mainz
Munich
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Veria
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Kecskemét
Katona József Library of Bács-Kiskun County
- And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
- Nothing Holds Back the Night – Delphine de Vigan Translated by George Miller
- In Times of Fading Light – Eugen Ruge Translated by Anthea Bell
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Reykjavík
- Reply to a Letter from Helga – Bergsveinn Birgisson Translated by Philip Roughton
- The Sorrow of Angels – Jón Kalman Stefánsson Translated by Philip Roughton
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New Delhi
India International Centre Library
- The Lowland – Jhumpa Lahiri
- This Place – Amitabha Bagchi
- Like It Happened Yesterday – Ravinder Singh
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Cork
- Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- A Tale for the Time Being – Ruth L. Ozeki
- The Rising of Bella Casey – Mary Morrissy
Dublin
- TransAtlantic – Colum McCann
- The Rising of Bella Casey – Mary Morrissey
- In Times of Fading Light – Eugen Ruge Translated by Anthea Bell
Galway
- Ways of Going Home – Alejandro Zambra Translated by Megan McDowell
- The Herbalist – Niamh Boyce
- Instructions for a Heatwave – Maggie O’Farrell
Limerick
Limerick City and County Library Service
- The Thing About December – Donal Ryan
- Life After Life – Kate Atkinson
- The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion
Waterford
Waterford City and County Libraries
- Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- TransAtlantic – Colum McCann
- The Paris Architect – Charles Belfoure
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Florence
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze
- The Silence of the Wave – Gianrico Carofiglio Translated by Howard Curtis
- The Mussolini Canal – Antonio Pennacchi Translated by Judith Landry
- The Dark Heart of Florence – Michele Giuttari Translated by Howard Curtis and Isabelle Kaufeler
Naples
Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli
Rome
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma
- Let the Games Begin – Niccolò Ammaniti Translated by Kylee Doust
- The Parrots – Filippo Bologna Translated by Howard Curtis
- The Story of My Purity – Francesco Pacifico Translated by Stephen Twilley
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Kingston
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Vaduz
National Library of Liechtenstein
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Kuala Lumpur
- Wedding Speech – Khaliza Khalid
- John Solomon and the Fifth Island – Samuill Tiew Translated by Szakif Enterprise
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Mexico
Biblioteca Daniel Cosío Villegas, El Colegio de Méxic, A.C.
- Ways of Going Home – Alejandro Zambra Translated by Megan McDowell
- A Crack in the Wall – Claudia Piñeiro Translated by Miranda France
- The Days of the Rainbow – Antonio Skármeta Translated by Mery Botbol
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Amsterdam
Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam
- Betrayal – Adriaan van Dis Translated by Ina Rilke
- Tula – The Revolt – Jeroen Leinders Translated by Brian Doyle-Du Breuil
Eindhoven
- Betrayal – Adriaan van Dis Translated by Ina Rilke
- Tula – The Revolt – Jeroen Leinders Translated by Brian Doyle-Du Breuil
Rotterdam
Stichting Bibliotheek Rotterdam
- Betrayal – Adriaan van Dis Translated by Ina Rilke
- The Collector of Lost Things – Jeremy Page
- A Tale for the Time Being – Ruth Ozeki
The Hague
- Betrayal – Adriaan van Dis Translated by Ina Rilke
- Tula – The Revolt – Jeroen Leinders Translated by Brian Doyle-Du Breuil
Utrecht
- Betrayal – Adriaan van Dis Translated by Ina Rilke
- Tula – The Revolt – Jeroen Leinders Translated by Brian Doyle-Du Breuil
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Auckland
- The Infinite Air – Fiona Kidman
- The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton
- The Last Days of the National Costume – Anne Kennedy
Christchurch
Dunedin
- The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton
- Life After Life – Kate Atkinson
- The Blind Man’s Garden – Nadeem Aslam
Timaru
Wellington
- The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton
- The Last Days of the National Costume – Anne Kennedy
- The Disestablishment of Paradise – Phillip Mann
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Oslo
- Voices from Chernobyl – Ingrid Storholmen, Translated by Marietta Taralrud Maddrell
- Night Film – Marisha Pessl
Stavanger
- Before I Burn – Gaute Heivoll Translated by Don Bartlett
- Reply to a Letter from Helga – Bergsveinn Birgisson Translated by Philip Roughton
- A Man in Love – Karl Ove Knausgaard Translated by Don Bartlett
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Łódź
Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego w Łodzi
- In the Night of Time – Antonio Muñoz Molina Translated by Edith Grossman
- The Universe Versus Alex Woods – Gavin Extence
- On Sal Mal Lane – Ru Freeman
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Lisbon
Rede de Bibliotecas Municipais de Lisboa
- Free City – João Almino Translated by Rhett McNeil
- In the Night of Time – Antonio Muñoz Molina Translated by Edith Grossman
- Expo 58 – Jonathan Coe
Oeiras
Biblioteca Municipal de Oeiras
- The Tuner of Silences – Mia Couto Translated by David Brookshaw
- The Only Happy Ending for a Love Story is an Accident – J. P. Cuenca Translated by Elizabeth Lowe
Porto
Biblioteca Pública Municipal do Porto
- The Tuner of Silences – Mia Couto Translated by David Brookshaw
- The Only Happy Ending for a Love Story is an Accident – J. P. Cuenca Translated by Elizabeth Lowe
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Moscow
Margarita Rudomino All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature
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Ljubljana
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Cape Town
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Seoul
Literature Translation Institute of Korea Library
- At Least We Can Apologize – Lee Ki-ho Translated by Christopher J. Dykas
- No One Writes Back – Jang Eun-jin Translated by Jung Yewon
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Barcelona
Biblioteca Vila de Gràcia, Biblioteques de Barcelona
- The Childhood of Jesus – J.M. Coetzee
- The Dark Road – Ma Jian Translated by Flora Drew
- Bleeding Edge – Thomas Pynchon
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Colombo
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[toggle title=”Sweden”]
Stockholm
- The Violent Century – Lavie Tidhar
- Americanah – Chimanada Adichie
- The Flamethrowers – Rachel Kushner
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Bern
Geneva
Bibliothèques Municipales, Genève
- Nothing Holds Back The Night – Delphine de Vigan Translated by George Miller
- In the Night of Time – Antonio Muñoz Molina Translated by Edith Grossman
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Boston
- We Need New Names – NoViolet Bulawayo
- Life After Life – Kate Atkinson
- The Infatuations – Javier Marías Translated by Margaret Jull Costa
Cheyenne
- A Blind Goddess – James R. Benn
- The Bones of Paris – Laurie R. King
- The Signature of All Things – Elizabeth Gilbert
Chicago
- The Hired Man – Aminatta Forna
- The Flamethrowers – Rachel Kushner
- Horses of God – Mahi Binebine Translated by Lulu Norman
Cincinnati
Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County
- A Constellation of Vital Phenomena – Anthony Marra
- Americanah – Chimamanda Adiche
- The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt
Cleveland
Colorado Springs
- And the Mountains Echoed – Khaled Hosseini
- A Tale for the Time Being – Ruth Ozeki
- The Blind Man’s Garden – Nadeem Aslam
Columbia
Concord
Denver
- The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane – Neil Gaiman
- Life After Life – Kate Atkinson
Detroit
Hartford
- Percival Everett by Virgil Russell – Percival Everett
- Brittle Star – Rod Val Moore
- A Constellation of Vital Phenomena – Anthony Marra
Honolulu
Hawaii State Public Library System
Houston
Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Public Library
Kansas City
The Kansas City Public Library
Los Angeles
Miami
Miami-Dade Public Library System
Milwaukee
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Libraries
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Portland
- A Constellation of Vital Phenomena – Anthony Marra
- Americanah – Chimamanda Adichie
- Let Him Go – Larry Watson
Richmond
City of Richmond Public Library
- The People in the Trees – Hanya Yanagihara
- The Good Lord Bird – James McBride
- We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves – Karen Joy Fowler
San Diego
San Francisco
- A Tale for the Time Being – Ruth Ozeki
- The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt
- A Constellation of Vital Phenomena – Anthony Marra
San José
Seattle
- We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves – Karen Joy Fowler
- The Story of a New Name – Elena Ferrante Translated by Ann Goldstein
- The Maid’s Version – Daniel Woodrell
Springfield
Tallahassee
LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System
Tulsa
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