International Impac Dublin Literary Award longlist

A 154-book longlist has been announced for the €100,000 International Impac Dublin Literary Award, which is organized by Dublin City Public Libraries to honor a single work of fiction published in English. The books, nominated by libraries in 120 cities, 44 countries and in 19 languages, include 43 American, 22 British and 12 Canadian novels, as well as 42 books translated into English. The shortlist for the Impac award will be released April 9, 2013, with the winner named June 6