Irish Book Awards shortlists announced

The shortlists for the 2014 Irish Book Awards have been announced. The titles shortlisted for Novel of the Year are: Nora Webster (Colm Tóibín, Picador), The Thrill of it All (Joseph O’Connor, Harvill Secker), The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell, Hodder), A History of Loneliness (John Boyne, Doubleday), From Out of the City (John Kelly, Dalkey Archive Press) and Academy Street (Mary Costello, Text). Readers can vote for their favourite books on the awards website until 21 November 2014. Winners will be announced on 26 November. View the full list of shortlisted books here.

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