Libraries 2017

We invite over 400 library systems to participate each year. Many thanks to the libraries who returned the nomination forms for 2017.

Invitations to nominate for the 2018 award have been posted. The closing date for returned nomination forms is 5th May. If your library would like to be involved in the nomination process, please contact the award office at the address below.

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Adelaide

The State Library of South Australia

• Undermajordomo Minor – Patrick deWitt
• Man on Fire – Stephen Kelman
• Salt Creek – Lucy Treloar

Brisbane

The State Library of Queensland

• Clade – James Bradley
• Day Boy – Trent Jamieson
• The Promise Seed – Cass Moriarty

Canberra

National Library of Australia

• The Secret Chord – Geraldine Brooks
• Hope Farm – Peggy Frem
• The Natural Way of Things – Charlotte Wood

Hobart

Linc Tasmania

• The Heart Goes Last – Margaret Atwood
• A God in Ruins – Kate Atkinson

Melbourne

State Library of Victoria

• Forever Young – Steven Carroll
• The Heat – Garry Disher
• Hope Farm – Peggy Frew

Perth

State Library of Western Australia

• Coming Rain – Stephen Daisley

Sydney

State Library of New South Wales

• The World Without Us – Mireille Juchau
• Salt Creek – Lucy Treloar
• The Natural Way of Things – Charlotte Wood

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Salzburg

Stadt:Bibliothek Salzburg

• Woman of the Dead – Bernhard Aichner, translated by Anthea Bell
• A Whole Life – Robert Seethaler, translated by Charlotte Collins

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Bridgetown

National Library Service of Barbados

• The Star Side of Bird Hill – Naomi Jackson
• The Lost Child – Caryl Phillips

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Bruges

Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge

• The Prophets of Eternal Fjord – Kim Leine, translated by Martin Aitken
• Gold Flame Citrus – Claire Vaye Watkins

Brussels

Muntpunt

• The Harder They Come – T.C. Boyle
• Avenue of Mysteries – John Irving
• Fortunate Slaves – Tom Lanoye, translated by Michele Hutchinson

Gent

Stedelijke Openbare Bibliotheek Gent

• The Heart Goes Last – Margaret Atwood
• Purity – Jonathan Franzen
• Dictator – Robert Harris

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Brasilia

Biblioteca Demonstrativa Maria da Conceição Moreira Salles

• A General Theory of Oblivion – José Eduardo Agualusa, translated by Daniel Hahn
• Confession of the Lioness – Mia Couto, translated by David Brookshaw
• The Discreet Hero – Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Edith Grossman

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Sofia

St.St. Cyril & Methodius National Library of Bulgaria

• The Physics of Sorrow – Georgi Gospodinov, translated by Angela Rodel

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Calgary

Calgary Public Library

• The Illegal – Lawrence Hill
• The Evening Chorus – Helen Humphreys
• Birdie – Tracey Lindberg

Halifax

Halifax Public Libraries

• Fifteen Dogs – André Alexis
• The Illegal – Lawrence Hill

Montreal

Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec

• The Orange Grove – Larry Tremblay, translated by Sheila Fischman

Ottawa

Ottawa Public Library

• Fifteen Dogs – André Alexis
• The Illegal – Lawrence Hill
• The Jaguar’s Children – John Vaillant

Saint John

Saint John Free Public Library

• Fifteen Dogs – André Alexis
• The Birthday Lunch – Joan Clark
• A Measure of Light – Beth Powning

St. John’s

Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries

• The Devil You Know – Elisabeth de Mariaffi
• Duke – Sara Tilley
• Ledger of the Open Hand – Leslie Vryenhoek

Sydney

Cape Breton Regional Library

• If I Fall, If I Die – Michael Christie
• The Illuminations – Andrew O’Hagan
• The Mystics of Mile End – Sigal Samuel

Toronto

Toronto Public Library

• A God in Ruins – Kate Atkinson
• The Evening Chorus – Helen Humphreys

Winnipeg

Winnipeg Public Library

• Submission – Michel Houellebecq, translated by Lorin Stein
• Uprooted – Naomi Novik

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Rijeka

Gradska knjižnica Rijeka

• A General Theory of Oblivion – José Eduardo Agualusa, translated by Daniel Hahn
• Till Kingdom Come – Andrej Nikolaidis, translated by Will Firth
• Yugoslavia, My Fatherland – Goran Vojnovic,  translated by Noah Charney

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Karviná-Mizerov

Regional Library of Karviná

• Girl At War – Sara Nović
• The Book of Aron – Jim Shepard
• The Last Flight of Poxl West – Daniel Torday

Prague

Městská knihovna v Praze

• Slade House – David Mitchell
• Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Days – Salman Rushdie

Třinec

Městská knihovna Třinec

• The Festival of Insignificance – Milan Kundera, translated by Linda Asher

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Aarhus

Aarhus Kommunes Biblioteker

• The Prophets of Eternal Fjord – Kim Leine, translated by Martin Aitken

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Liverpool

Liverpool City Libraries

• A God in Ruins – Kate Atkinson
• The African Equation – Yasmina Khadra, translated by Howard Curtis

London

Redbridge Libraries

• A God in Ruins – Kate Atkinson
• The Heart Goes Last – Margaret Atwood
• Our Endless Numbered Days – Claire Fuller

Newcastle

Newcastle Libraries

• The Silent Room – Mari Hannah

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Tallinn

National Library of Estonia

• A Spool of Blue Thread – Anne Tyler

Tartu

Tartu Public Library

• Submission – Michel Houellebecq, translated by Lorin Stein
• Imperium – Christian Kracht, translated by Daniel Bowles
• When the Doves Disappeared – Sofi Oksanen, translated by Lola Rogers

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Helsinki

Helsinki City Library

• When the Doves Disappeared – Sofi Oksanen, translated by Lola Rogers
• The Winter War – Philip Teir, translated by Tiina Nunnally

Tampere

Tampere City Library

• Where My Heart Used to Beat – Sebastian Faulks
• The Offering – Grace McCleen
• The Watchmaker of Filigree Street – Natasha Pulley

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Bonn

Universitats-und Landesbibliothek Bonn

• The Fishermen – Chigozie Obioma
• Before the Feast – Saša Stanišić, translated by Anthea Bell

Bremen

Stadtbibliothek Bremen

• This Place Holds No Fear – Monika Held, translated by Anne Postern
• A Whole Life – Robert Seethaler, translated by Charlotte Collins
• Before the Feast – Saša Stanišić, translated by Anthea Bell

Düsseldorf

Stadtbüchereien Düsseldorf

• Sweet Caress – William Boyd
• Submission – Michel Houellebecq, translated by Lorin Stein
• A Whole Life – Robert Seethaler, translated by Charlotte Collins

Frankfurt

Stadtbücherei Frankfurt am Main

• Before the Feast – Saša Stanišić, translated by Anthea Bell

Leipzig

Leipziger Städtische Bibliotheken

• The Japanese Lover – Isabel Allende, translated by Nick Caistor
• My Grandmother Sends Her Regards And Apologises – Frederik Backman, translated by Henning Koch
• Before the Feast – Saša Stanišić, translated by Anthea Bell

Mainz

Bibliotheken der Stadt Mainz

• Submission – Michel Houellebecq, translated by Lorin Stein

Munich

Münchner Stadtbibliothek

• The Harder They Come – T.C. Boyle
• Imperium – Christian Kracht, translated by Daniel Bowles

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Serres

Central Public Library of Serres

• A God in Ruins – Kate Atkinson
• The Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins

Veria

Veria Central Public Library

• The Green Road – Anne Enright
• City on Fire – Garth Risk Hallberg
• The Nightingale – Kristin Hannah

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Kecskemét

Katona József Library of Bács-Kiskun County

• The Little Paris Bookshop – Nina George, translated by Simon Pare
• The Great Swindle – Pierre Lemaitre, translated by Frank Wynne
• Circling the Sun – Paula McLain

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Reykjavík

Borgarbókasafn Reykjavíkur

• Yo-yo – Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, translated by Rory McTurk

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New Delhi

India International Centre Library

• Ancestral Affairs – Keki N Daruwalla
• Ghachar Ghochar – Vivek Shanbhag, translated by Srinath Perur

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Cork

Cork City Libraries

• Signs for Lost Children– Sarah Moss
• A Strangeness in My Mind – Orhan Pamuk, translated by Ekin Oklap
• A Whole Life– Robert Seethaler, translated by Charlotte Collins

Dublin

Dublin City Public Libraries

• Spill Simmer Falter Wither – Sara Baume
• The Green Road – Anne Enright
• These Are the Names – Tommy Wieringa, translated by Sam Garrett

Galway

Galway County Library

• Beatlebone – Kevin Barry
• Miss Emily – Nuala O’Connor

Limerick

Limerick City and County Library Service

• The Heart Goes Last – Margaret Atwood
• Spill Simmer Falter Wither – Sara Baume
• Slade House – David Mitchell

Waterford

Waterford City and County Libraries

• Spill Simmer Falter Wither – Sara Baume
• The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro
• Asking For It – Louise O’Neill

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Naples

Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli

• Purity – Jonathan Franzen

Rome

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma

• Hollow Heart – Viola di Grado, translated by Antony Shugaar
• The Pope’s Daughter – Dario Fo, translated by Antony Shugaar

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Kingston

Jamaica Library Service

• Best Boy – Eli Gottlieb
• The Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins
• The Fishermen – Chigozie Obioma

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Japan

Osaka Municipal Library

• The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro

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Skopje

St. Clement of Ohrid National & University Library

• The Horn of Love – Bozin Pavlovski, translated by Vesna N. Krstevski

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Kuala Lumpur

National Library of Malaysia

• One Minute to Midnight – Diyar Harraz
• Bits of Heaven – Aishah Madadiy
• Don’t Forget to Remember – Sonia Mael

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Mexico City

Biblioteca Daniel Cosío Villegas, El Colegio de México

• The Japanese Lover – Isabel Allende, translated by Nick Caistor & Amanda Hopkinson
• Feast of the Innocents – Evelio Rosero, translated by Anne McLean & Anna Milsom

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Amsterdam

Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam

• You Have Me To Love – Jaap Robben, translated by David Doherty
• These Are The Names – Tommy Wieringa, translated by Sam Garrett

Eindhoven

De Bibliotheek Eindhoven

• Gliding Flight – Anne-Gine Goemans, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier
• These Are The Names – Tommy Wieringa, translated by Sam Garrett

Rotterdam

Stichting Bibliotheek Rotterdam

• A Place Called Winter – Patrick Gale
• These Are The Names – Tommy Wieringa, translated by Sam Garrett

The Hague

The Libraries of the Hague

• Fortunate Slaves – Tom Lanoye, translated by Michele Hutchinson
• You Have Me to Love – Jaap Robben, translated by David Doherty
• These Are The Names – Tommy Wieringa, translated by Sam Garrett

Utrecht

De Bibliotheek Utrecht

• Craving – Esther Gerritsen, translated by Michele Hutchinson
• Fortunate Slaves – Tom Lanoye, translated by Michele Hutchinson

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Auckland

Auckland Libraries

• Coming Rain – Stephen Daisley
• Chappy – Patricia Grace
• The Antipodeans – Greg McGee

Christchurch

Christchurch City Libraries

• Spill Simmer Falter Wither – Sara Baume
• Chappy – Patricia Grace
• The Chimes – Anna Smaill

Dunedin

Dunedin Public Libraries

• The Japanese Lover – Isabel Allende, translated by Nick Caistor & Amanda Hopkinson
• Did You Ever Have a Family – Bill Clegg
• The Kindness – Polly Samson

Timaru

Timaru District Libraries

• A God in Ruins – Kate Atkinson
• Inside the Black Horse – Ray Berard
• Weathering – Lucy Wood

Wellington

Wellington City Libraries

• Coming Rain – Stephen Daisley
• Chappy – Patricia Grace
• The Legend of Winstone Blackhat – Tanya Moir

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Bergen

Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek

• A God in Ruins – Kate Atkinson
• Submission – Michel Houellebecq, translated by Lorin Stein
• The Illuminations – Andrew O’Hagan

Oslo

Deichmanske Bibliotek

• The Blue Guitar – John Banville
• The Helios Disaster – Linda Boström Knausgård, translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles
• When the Doves Disappeared – Sofi Oksanen, translated by Lola Rogers

Stavanger

Sølvberget, Stavanger kulturhus Bibliotek, Norway

• The Weather Changed, Summer Came and So On – Pedro Carmona-Alvarez, translated byDiane Oatley
• Out In The Open – Jesús Carrasco, translated by Margaret Jull Costa
• Against Nature – Tomas Espedal, translated by James Anderson

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Łódź

Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego w Łodzi

• The Mirror World of Melody Black – Gavin Extence
• A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara
• The Fishermen – Chigozie Obioma

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Oeiras

Biblioteca Municipal de Oeiras

• A General Theory of Oblivion – José Eduardo Agualusa, translated by Daniel Hahn
• Confession of the Lioness – Mia Couto, translated by David Brookshaw
• The English Spy – Daniel Silva

Porto

Biblioteca Pública Municipal do Porto

• A General Theory of Oblivion – José Eduardo Agualusa, translated by Daniel Hahn

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Moscow

Margarita Rudomino All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature

• A Strangeness in my Mind – Orhan Pamuk, translated by Ekin Oklap
• The Year of the Runaways – Sunjeev Sahota
• The Chimes – Anna Smaill

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh City Libraries

• A God in Ruins – Kate Atkinson
• The Green Road – Anne Enright
• The Year of the Runaways – Sunjeev Sahota

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Belgrade

Belgrade City Library

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Ljubljana

Mestna knjižnica Ljubljana

• Dry Season – Gabriela Babnik, translated by Rawley Grau
• Yugoslavia, My Fatherland – Goran Vojnovic, translated by Noah Charney

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 Barcelona

Biblioteca Vila de Gràcia, Biblioteques de Barcelona

• A God in Ruins – Kate Atkinson
• Purity – Jonathan Franzen
• The Illogic of Kassel – Enrique Vila-Matas, translated by Anne McLean & Anna Milsom

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Stockholm

Stockholm Public Library

• The Bollywood Bride – Sonali Dev
• Hausfrau – Jill Alexander Essbaum
• Under the Udala Trees – Chinelo Okparanta

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Bern

Universitätsbibliothek Bern

• The Making of Zombie Wars – Aleksandar Hemon

Geneva

Bibliothèques Municipales, Genève

• The Meursault Investigation – Kamel Daoud, translated by John Cullen
• Feast of the Innocents – Evelio Rosero, translated by Anne McLean & Anna Milsom
• The Illogic of Kassel – Enrique Vila-Matas, translated by Anne McLean & Anna Milsom

Zurich

Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Switzerland

• Spill Simmer Falter Wither – Sara Baume
• The Lost Child – Caryl Phillips

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Chicago

Chicago Public Library

• Delicious Foods – James Hannaham
• The Prophets of Eternal Fjord – Kim Leine, translated by Martin Aitken
• The Sympathizer – Viet Thanh Nguyen

Cincinnati

Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County

• Delicious Foods – James Hannaham
• The Little Red Chairs – Edna O’Brien
• A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara

Cleveland

Cleveland Public Library

• The Harder They Come – T.C. Boyle
• Where All the Light Tends To Go – David Joy
• Aquarium – David Joy

Colorado Springs

Pikes Peak Library District

• Fates And Furies – Lauren Groff
• The Nightingale – Kristin Hannah
• The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro

Columbia

Richland Library

• Luckiest Girl Alive – Jessica Knoll
• Above the Waterfall – Ron Rash
• The Golden Age – Jane Smiley

Concord

New Hampshire State Library

• Sweet Caress – William Boyd
• Fates and Furies – Lauren Groff
• A Renunion of Ghosts – Judith Claire Mitchell

Denver

Denver Public Library

• Did You Ever Have a Family – Bill Clegg
• The Little Paris Bookshop – Nina George
• Fates and Furies – Lauren Groff

Hartford

Hartford Public Library

• The Sellout – Paul Beatty
• City on Fire – Garth Risk Hallberg
• The Fifth Season – N.K. Jemisin

Houston

Houston Public Library

• The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro
• The Fishermen – Chigozie Obioma

Jacksonville

The Jacksonville Public Library

• Delicious Foods – James Hannaham
• Fates and Furies – Lauren Groff
• The Book of Aron – Jim Shepard

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Public Library

• The Automobile Club of Egypt – Alaa al-Aswany, translated by Russell Harris
• The Meursault Investigation – Kamel Daoud, translated by John Cullen
• The Sympathizer – Viet Thanh Nguyen

Miami

Miami-Dade Public Library System

• Purity – Jonathan Franzen
• The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro

Milwaukee

Milwaukee Public Library

• The Blue Guitar – John Banville
• The Green Road – Anne Enright

New York

New York Public Library

• Fates and Furies – Lauren Groff
• The Story of My Teeth – Valeria Luiselli, translated by Christina Mac Sweeney
• The Gap of Time – Jeanette Winterson

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Department of Libraries

• The Long and Faraway Gone – Lou Berney

Philadelphia

Free Library of Philadelphia

• Black River – S.M. Hulse
• The Book of Aron – Jim Shepard
• A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara

Pittsburgh

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

• The Turner House – Angela Flournoy
• The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro
• Eighty Days of Sunlight – Robert Yune

Portland

Multnomah County Library

• The Mare – Mary Gaitskill
• The Book of Aron – Jim Shepard
• A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara

Richmond

City of Richmond Public Library

• The Sympathizer – Viet Thanh Nguyen
• The Fishermen – Chigozie Obioma
• A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara

San Diego

San Diego Public Library

• Purity – Jonathan Franzen
• The Illuminations – Andrew O’Hagan
• A Little Life – Hanya Yanagihara

Seattle

The Seattle Public Library

• The Turner House – Angela Flournoy
• A Renunion of Ghosts – Judith Claire Mitchell
• The Dying Grass – William T. Vollmann

Springfield

Lincoln Library

• Did You Ever Have a Family – Bill Clegg
• A Spool of Blue Thread – Anne Tyler
• My Sunshine Away – M.O. Walsh

Tallahassee

LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System

• Uprooted – Naomi Novik

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