You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.

Literary Fifteen 2022 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

Dublin Literary Award
Celebrates literary excellence in world literature. Awarded to a novel of high literary merit written in English or translated into English. Nominations are submitted by libraries in major cities throughout the world and all nominations end up on the longlist.

Longlist of 79 novels was announced on January 31st.
All books added
Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

Infinite Country

Patricia Engel

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Here Is the Beehive by Sarah Crossan

Here Is the Beehive

Sarah Crossan

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Catch the Rabbit by Lana Bastašić

Catch the Rabbit

Lana Bastašić

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Butter Honey Pig Bread by francesca ekwuyasi

Butter Honey Pig Bread

francesca ekwuyasi

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

Punching the Air

Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

4 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime poetry young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Second Place by Rachel Cusk

Second Place

Rachel Cusk

192 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
The Survivors by Jane Harper

The Survivors

Jane Harper

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford

Crooked Hallelujah

Kelli Jo Ford

7 hours, 20 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The New Wilderness by Diane Cook

The New Wilderness

Diane Cook

13 hours • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Other Black Girl

Zakiya Dalila Harris

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced