The Librarian has two favorites among the U.S. nominees:The Grave Diggers Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates and
Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O’Nan.
The 2009 IMPAC Longlist has been announced. The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is the largest and most international prize of its kind.
It involves libraries from all corners of the globe, and is open to books written in any language.
Nominations were made by public libraries in Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy ,Jamaica, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway,Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Gambia, The Netherlands, Uganda, and the United States of America.
The Award, an initiative of Dublin City Council, is a partnership between Dublin City Council, the Municipal Government of Dublin City, and IMPAC, a productivity improvement company which operates in over 50 countries.
* The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is open to works of fiction written in, or translated into, English and published within a specified period of time.
* The nomination process for the Award is unique as nominations are made by selected libraries in capital and major cities throughout the world.
* Participating libraries can nominate up to three books each year for the Award: the books must meet the criteria for eligibility which are distributed to libraries each year.
Nominating libraries and their nominating cities are listed here.
U.S. participants [25] and nominees:
Boston Public Library-
Fieldwork. Mischa Berlinski.
Tree of Smoke. Denis Johnson.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Junot Díaz.
Chicago Public Library-
Call Me By Your Name. André Aciman.
Notes from an Exhibition. Patrick Gale.
Where Three Roads Meet. Salley Vickers.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County-
Coal Black Horse. Robert Olmstead .
The Opposite House. Helen Oyeyemi.
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears. Dinaw Mengestu.
Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland Public Library-
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Junot Díaz.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Mohsin Hamid.
Colorado Springs, Colorado. Pikes Peak Library District-
A Thousand Splendid Suns. Khaled Hosseini.
Custer’s Brother’s HorseEdwin Shrake .
Columbia,South Carolina. Richland County Public Library-
A Thousand Splendid Suns. Khaled Hosseini.
Breakfast with BuddhaRoland Merullo.
The Camel Bookmobile.Masha Hamilton.
Concord, New Hampshire. New Hampshire State Library-
The Archivist’s StoryTravis Holland.
The Beautiful Things That Heaven BearsDinaw Mengestu.
The Septembers of ShirazDalia Sofer .
Denver, Colorado. Denver Public Library -
A Good and Happy Child. Justin Evans .
A Handbook to LuckCristina García.
The Ministry of Special CasesNathan Englander.
Hartford, Connecticut. Hartford Public Library -
Divisadero. Michael Ondaatje.
Jamestown. Matthew Sharpe.
The Opposite House.Helen Oyeyemi.
Houston, Texas. Houston Public Library-
Ghostwalk. Rebecca Stott.
Lost City Radio. Daniel Alarcón.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Junot Díaz.
Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City Public Library-
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union.Michael Chabon.
Then We Came to an EndJoshua Ferris.
Lincoln, Nebraska. Lincoln City Libraries -
On Chesil Beach.Ian McEwan.
The Shadow Catcher.Marianne Wiggins.
Miami, Florida. Miami-Dade Public Library System -
Divisadero. Michael Ondaatje.
The Bad GirlMario Vargas Llosa.
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union.Michael Chabon.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee Public Library-
Away.Amy Bloom.
Tree of Smoke . Denis Johnson.
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union.Michael Chabon.
New York,New York.The New York Public Library-
By George.Wesley Stace.
Last Night at the LobsterStewart O’Nan.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Junot Díaz.
Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma City.
Harpsong.Rilla Askew.
Philadelphia. Free Library of Philadelphia -
On Chesil Beach.Ian McEwan.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Junot Díaz.
The Shadow Catcher.Marianne Wiggins.
Portland. Multnomah County Library -
Run.Ann Patchett.
The Uncommon Reader.Alan Bennett.
Richmond, Virginia. Richmond Public Library -
The MaytreesAnnie Dillard.
The Quiet Girl.Peter Høeg.
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union.Michael Chabon.
San Diego, California.San Diego Public Library-
The Gathering.Anne Enright.
The Indian Clerk.David Leavitt.
San Francisco, California. San Francisco Public Library -
Consequences.Penelope Lively.
The Gathering.Anne Enright.
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union.Michael Chabon.
San José, California San José Public Library-
The Ministry of Special Cases.Nathan Englander.
The Welsh Girl.Peter Ho Davies.
Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln Library-
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao . Junot Díaz.
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union.Michael Chabon.
Tree of Smoke . Denis Johnson. .
Tallahassee, Florida. LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library-
The Welsh Girl.Peter Ho Davies.
World Without End .Ken Follett.
Cheyenne, Wyoming. Laramie County Library System-
Uprising.Margaret Peterson Haddix.
Falling Man.Don DeLillo.
The Grave Diggers Daughter.Joyce Carol Oates.