We invite over 400 library systems to participate each year. We are particularly interested in involving libraries from countries not represented at present and would encourage you to join us. Many thanks to the libraries who returned the nomination forms for 2018.
Invitations to nominate for the 2019 award will be sent out in February 2018. The closing date for returned nomination forms will be in early May 2018. 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
- One – Patrick Holland
- The Dry – Jane Harper
- Mothering Sunday – Graham Swift
Brisbane
The State Library of Queensland
- Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms – Anita Heiss
- One – Patrick Holland
- Vigil – Angela Slatter
Canberra
- The Dry – Jane Harper
- The Museum of Modern Love – Heather Rose
- The Last Painting of Sara de Vos – Dominic Smith
Hobart
- The Museum of Modern Love – Heather Rose
- The Good People – Hannah Kent
- The North Water – Ian McGuire
Melbourne
- Our Tiny, Useless Hearts – Toni Jordan
Perth
State Library of Western Australia
- The Sound – Sarah Drummond
Sydney
State Library of New South Wales
- An Isolated Incident – Emily Maguire
- The Museum of Modern Love – Heather Rose
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Salzburg
- Two Gentlemen on the Beach – Michael Köhlmeier, translated by Ruth Martin
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Bridgetown
National Library Service of Barbados
- The Repenters – Kevin Jared Hosein
- Here Comes the Sun – Nicole Dennis-Benn
- After the Lie – Kerry Fisher
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Bruges
- The Young Bride – Alessandro Baricco, translated by Ann Goldstein
- War and Turpentine – Stefan Hertmans, translated by David McKay
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Brussels
- The Terranauts – T.C. Boyle
- War and Turpentine – Stefan Hertmans
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Ghent
Stedelijke Openbare Bibliotheek Gent
- Heroes of the Frontier – Dave Eggers
- Swing Time – Zadie Smith
- Do Not Say We Have Nothing – Madeleine Thien
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Brasilia
Biblioteca Demonstrativa Maria da Conceição Moreira Salles
- Judas – Amos Oz, translated by Nicholas de Lange
- Sergio Y. – Alexandre Vidal Porto, translated by Alex Ladd
- I’ll Sell You a Dog – Juan Pablo Villalobos, translated by Rosalind Harvey
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Calgary
- The Wonder – Emma Donoghue
- Do Not Say We Have Nothing – Madeleine Thien
- The Break – Katherena Vermette
Halifax
- By Gaslight – Steven Price
- My Name is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout
- Do Not Say We Have Nothing – Madeleine Thien
Montreal
Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec
- The Island of Books – Dominique Fortier, translated by Rhonda Mullins
- The Party Wall – Catherine Leroux, translated by Lazer Lederhendler
Ottawa
- The Parcel – Anosh Irani
- Do Not Say We Have Nothing – Madeleine Thien
- The Break – Katharena Vermette
Saint John
Saint John Free Public Library
- This Marlowe – Michelle Butler Hallett
- The Party Wall – Catherine Leroux, translated by Lazer Lederhendler
- The Break – Katherena Vermette
St. John’s
Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries
- Flannery – Lisa Moore
- Today I Learned It Was You – Edward Riche
- Last Half of the Year – Paul Rowe
Sydney
- All Things Cease to Appear – Elizabeth Brundage
- Human Acts by Han Kang
- Barkskins – Annie Proulx
Toronto
- Moonglow – Michael Chabon
- The Nix – Nathan Hill
- Do Not Say We Have Nothing – Madeleine Thien
Vancouver
- Moonglow – Michael Chabon
- The Nix – Nathan Hill
- Do Not Say We Have Nothing – Madeleine Thien
Winnipeg
- 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl – Mona Awad
- Commonwealth – Ann Patchett
- The Break – Katharena Vermette
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Rijeka
- The Hill – Ivica Prtenjača, translated by Tomislav Kuzmanović
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Karviná-Mizerov
- Britt-Marie Was Here – Fredrik Backman, translated by Henning Koch
- The Attempt – Magdaléna Platzová, translated by Alex Zucker
Prague
- Dear Charlie – N.D. Gomes
- To The Bright Edge of the World – Eowyn Ivey
Třinec
- The Attempt – Magdaléna Platzová, translated by Alex Zucker
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Aarhus
- One of Us is Sleeping – Josefine Klougart, translated by Martin Aitlen
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Liverpool
- The Noise of Time – Julian Barnes
- The Essex Serpent – Sarah Perry
- Mothering Sunday – Graham Swift
London
- The Muse – Jessie Burton
- The Essex Serpent – Sarah Perry
- Mothering Sunday – Graham Swift
Newcastle
- Do Not Say We Have Nothing – Madeleine Thien
Norwich
Norfolk County Council Library Service
- Schtum – Jem Lester
- Five Rivers Meet on a Wooded Plain – Barney Norris
Nottingham
- Days Without End – Sebastian Barry
- Solar Bones – Mike McCormack
- The Essex Serpent – Sarah Perry
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Tallinn
- The Girls – Emma Cline
- My Name is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Tartu
- The Noise of Time – Julian Barnes
- Lilac Girls – Martha Hall Kelly
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Helsinki
- Death in Sunset Grove – Minna Lindgren, translated by Lola Rogers
- The Core of the Sun – Johanna Sinisalo, translated by Lola Rogers
Tampere
- The Noise of Time – Julian Barnes
- Freya – Anthony Quinn
- The Lost Time Accidents – John Wray
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Reims
Bibliothèque Municipale de Reims
- Cry, Mother Spain – Lydie Salvayre, translated by Ben Faccini
- Two Gentlemen on the Beach – Michael Köhlmeier, translated by Ruth Martin
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Berlin
Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
- This House is Mine – Dörte Hansen, translated by Anne Stokes
- Two Gentlemen on the Beach – Michael Köhlmeier, translated by Ruth Martin
- The Tobacconist – Robert Seethaler, translated by Charlotte Collins
Bonn
Universitats-und Landesbibliothek Bonn
- Waking Lions – Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, translated by Sondra Silverston
Bremen
- This House is Mine – Dörte Hansen, translated by Anne Stokes
- Where Love Begins – Judith Hermann, translated by Margot Bettauer Dembo
- Almost Everything Very Fast – Christopher Kloeble, translated by Aaron Kerner
Frankfurt
Stadtbücherei Frankfurt am Main
- Barkskins – Annie Proulx
- All That Man Is – David Szalay
Heidelberg
- Baba Dunja’s Last Love – Alina Bronsky, translated by Tim Mohr
- Bricks and Mortar – Clemens Meyer, translated by Katy Derbyshire
Leipzig
Leipziger Städtische Bibliotheken
- Baba Dunja’s Last Love – Alina Bronsky, translated by Tim Mohr
- Where Love Begins – Judith Hermann, translated by Martot Dembo Bettauer
- Bricks and Mortar – Clemens Meyer, translated by Katy Derbyshire
Mainz
- Nutshell – Ian McEwan
- Judas – Amos Oz, translated by Nicholas de Lange
- The Tobacconist – Robert Seethaler, translated by Charlotte Collins
Munich
- The Terranauts – T. C. Boyle
- Cry, Mother Spain – Lydie Salvayre, translated by Ben Faccini
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Serres
Central Public Library of Serres
- The Wonder – Emma Donoghue
- The Other Side of Silence – Philip Kerr
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Veria
- The Other Einstein – Marie Benedict
- Lilac Girls – Martha Hall Kelly
- The Association of Small Bombs – Karan Mahajan
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Kecskemét
Katona József Library of Bács-Kiskun County
- This House is Mine – Dörte Hansen, translated by Anne Stokes
- All That Man Is – David Szalay
- Ladivine – Marie Ndiaye, translated by Jordan Stump
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Reykjavík
- Why Did You Lie? – Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, translated by Victoria Cribb
- Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was – Sjón, translated by Victoria Cribb
- Fish Have No Feet – Jón Kalman Stefánsson, translated by Philip Roughton
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New Delhi
India International Centre Library
- The Extra-Terrestrial Delivery – Sudipta Das
- Things to Leave Behind – Namita Gokhale
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Cork
- Days Without End – Sebastian Barry
- Moonglow – Michael Chabon
- The Wonder – Emma Donoghue
Dublin
- The Wonder – Emma Donoghue
- The Lesser Bohemians – Eimear McBride
- The Tobacconist – Robert Seethaler, translated by Charlotte Collins
Galway
- Solar Bones – Mike McCormack
- Days Without End – Sebastian Barry
- Sudden Death – Álvaro Enrigue, translated by Natasha Wimmer
Limerick
Limerick City and County Library Service
- All We Shall Know – Donal Ryan
- My Name is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout
- Do Not Say We Have Nothing – Madeleine Thien
Waterford
Waterford City and County Libraries
- Lying in Wait – Liz Nugent
- My Name is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout
- A Beautiful Young Wife – Tommy Wieringa, translated by Sam Garrett
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Naples
Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli
- The Noise of Time – Julian Barnes
Rome
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma
- The Young Bride – Alessandro Baricco, translated by Ann Goldstein
- Don’t Tell Me You’re Afraid – Giuseppe Catozzella, translated by Anne Milano Appel
- Distant Light – Antonio Moresco, translated by Richard Dixon
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Kingston
- Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi
- Dancing in the Rain – Lynn Joseph
- Gone to Drift – Diana McCaulay
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Kuala Lumpur
- The Red Bicycle – Dave Anthony
- Like the Starlings – Diyar Harraz
- The River is Indigo – Suleiman Manan
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Mexico City
Biblioteca Daniel Cosío Villegas, El Colegio de México
- Sudden Death – Álvaro Enrigue, translated by Natasha Wimmer
- The Transmigration of Bodies – Yuri Herrera, translated by Lisa Dillman
- I’ll Sell You a Dog – Juan Pablo Villalobos, translated by Rosalind Harvey
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Amsterdam
Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam
Eindhoven
- A Beautiful Young Wife – Tommy Wieringa, translated by Sam Garrett
Rotterdam
Stichting Bibliotheek Rotterdam
- Dear Mr. M – Herman Koch, translated by Sam Garrett
The Hague
- War and Turpentine – Stefan Hertmans, translated by David McKay
- La Superba – Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, translated by Michele Hutchison
- The Latecomer – Dimitri Verhulst, translated by David Colmer
Utrecht
- War and Turpentine – Stefan Hertmans, translated by David McKay
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Auckland
- All Day at the Movies – Fiona Kidman
- Billy Bird – Emma Neale
Christchurch
- The Wish Child – Catherine Chidgey
- Transit – Rachel Cusk
- Heroes of the Frontier – Dave Eggers
Dunedin
- All Day at the Movies – Fiona Kidman
- Billy Bird – Emma Neale
- Barkskins – Annie Proulx
Timaru
- The Museum of You – Carys Bray
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Makurdi
Benue State Library Board
- Living Memories – Joseph Wanshe
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Bergen
- The Dark Flood Rises – Margaret Drabble
- I Am No One – Patrick Flannery
- Dirt Road – James Kelman
Stavanger
Sølvberget, Stavanger bibliotek og kulturhus, Norway
- Seven Days in August – Brit Bildøen, translated by Becky Crook
- The Unseen – Roy Jacobsen, translated by Don Bartlett & Don Shaw
- The Bird Tribunal – Agnes Ravatn, translated by Rosie Hedger
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Łódź
Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego w Łodzi
- Mischling – Affinity Konar
- Behold the Dreamers – Imbolo Mbue
- The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko – Scott Stambach
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Oeiras
Biblioteca Municipal de Oeiras
- The Shelf Life of Happiness – David Machado, translated by Hillary Locke
- The Black Widow – Daniel Silva
Porto
Biblioteca Pública Municipal do Porto
- The Shelf Life of Happiness – David Machado, translated by Hillary Locke
- The Black Widow – Daniel Silva
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Moscow
Margarita Rudomino All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature
- The Allegations – Mark Lawson
- Anatomy of a Soldier – Harry Parker
- Multiple Choice – Alejandro Zambra, translated by Megan McDowell
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Belgrade
- Ma Belle – Maja Herman Sekulić, translated by Persida Bošković
- Estoril – Dejan Tiago Stanković, translated by Christina Pribichevich Zorić
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Ljubljana
- None Like Her – Jela Krečič, translated by Olivia Hellewell
- Paloma Negra – Miha Mazzini, translated by Maja Visenjak Limon
Maribor
- Panorama – Dušan Šarotar, translated by Rawley Grau
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Cape Town
Cape Town Library & Information Services
- The Yearning – Mohale Mashigo
- Pleasure – Nthikeng Mohele
- The Woman Next Door – Yewande Omotoso
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Barcelona
Biblioteca Vila de Gràcia, Biblioteques de Barcelona
- This Too Shall Pass – Milena Busquets, translated by Valerie Miles
- Nutshell – Ian McEwan
- My Name is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout
Granada
- Thus Bad Begins – Javier Marías, translated by Margaret Jull Costa?
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Stockholm
- The Power – Naomi Alderman
- Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
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Bern
- The Terranauts – T.C. Boyle
- Mothering Sunday – Graham Swift
Geneva
Bibliothèques Municipales, Genève
- Behold the Dreamers – Imbolo Mbue
- Cry, Mother Spain – Lydie Salvayre, translated by Ben Faccini
- Fish Have No Feet – Jón Kalman Stefánsson, translated by Philip Roughton
Zurich
Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Switzerland
- The Lesser Bohemians – Eimear McBride
- Nutshell – Ian McEwan
- The Man I Became – Peter Verhelst, translated by David Colmer
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Cheyenne
- News of the World – Paulette Jiles
- Commonwealth – Ann Patchett
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Chicago
- The Association of Small Bombs – Karan Mahajan
- The Core of the Sun – Johanna Sinisalo, translated by Lola Rogers
- Miss Jane – Brad Watson
Cincinnati
Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County
- Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi
- The Association of Small Bombs – Karan Mahajan
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Cleveland
- The Noise of Time – Julian Barnes
- The Regional Office is Under Attack! – Manuel Gonzalez
- A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles
Colorado Springs
- Faithful – Alice Hoffman
- Scythe – Neal Schusterman
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Concord
- Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi
- A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Denver
- Swing Time – Zadie Smith
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
- Another Brooklyn – Jacqueline Woodson
Hartford
- The Association of Small Bombs – Karan Mahajan
- Swing Time – Zadie Smith
Houston
- The Years That Followed – Catherine Dunne
- A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Iowa City
- The Nix – Nathan Hill
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Public Library
- The Mothers – Brit Bennett
- What Belongs to You – Garth Greenwell
- Behold the Dreamers – Imbolo Mbue
Los Angeles
- Human Acts – Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith
- Black Deutschland – Darryl Pinckney
- Reputations – Juan Gabriel Vásquez, translated by Anne McLean
Miami
Miami-Dade Public Library System
- Here I Am – Jonathan Safran Foer
- The North Water – Ian McGuire
- Barkskins – Annie Proulx
Milwaukee
- The North Water – Ian McGuire
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Department of Libraries
- I Will Send Rain – Rae Meadows
Philadelphia
- The Nix – Nathan Hill
- Version Control – Dexter Palmer
- Miss Jane – Brad Watson
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
- Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi
- Swing Time – Zadie Smith
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Portland
- LaRose – Louise Erdrich
- To the Bright Edge of the World – Eown Ivey
- The Attempt – Magdaléna Platzová, translated by Alex Zucker
Richmond
City of Richmond Public Library
- Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi
- The Nix – Nathan Hill
- Behold the Dreamers – Imbolo Mbue
San Diego
- A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles
- The Gustav Sonata – Rose Tremain
Seattle
- Enchanted Islands – Allison Amend
- The Mothers – Brit Bennett
- LaRose – Louise Erdrich
Springfield
- Commonwealth – Ann Patchett
- Swing Time – Zadie Smith
- The Underground Railroad – Colson Whitehead
Stamford
- Homegoing – Yaa Gyasi
- The Association of Small Bombs – Karan Mahajan
- Behold the Dreamers – Imbolo Mbue
Tallahassee
LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System
- Commonwealth – Ann Patchett
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