Who needs literary judges? Make your own mind up about the merits, or lack of them, for the shortlist of this year’s Orange Prize for Fiction (OPF to those in the know), with Devon libraries.
Of course, you can pick up a copy of the selected titles from your library, but apparently, readers in Exeter, Ilfracombe, Kingsbridge and Buckfastleigh have the chance to read and argue about the six shortlisted titles (as well as the 14 books from the longlist which didn’t make it).
Staff are encouraging readers to shadow the prize and share their thoughts and comments on a special Devon Orange Prize website.
And just to prove we know what’s what, here’s the shortlist:
Ellen Feldman – Scottsboro
Samantha Harvey – The Wilderness
Samantha Hunt – The Invention of Everything Else
Deirdre Madden – Molly Fox’s Birthday
Marilynne Robinson – Home
Kamila Shamsie – Burnt Shadows
posted by Cptn
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