The beginning of a new year brings a new crop of book awards. Long-listed and short-listed book lists are starting to crop up in journals and on literary websites. Below is a selection for your consideration.
Maine Readers’ Choice Award:
For the Best in Adult Fiction Published in the United States
The Tenth of December by George Saunders
The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope by Rhonda Riley
The Hired Man by Aminatta Forna
Benediction by Kent Haruf
TransAtlantic by Colum McCann
Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda
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