Announcing the 2011 Indie Lit Award shortlists

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The 2011 Indie Lit Award fiction shortlist:


Dance Lessons by Aine Greaney
Cross Currents by John Shorts
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
The Last Time I Saw Paris by Lynn Sheene

The 2011 Indie Lit Award shortlists were announced this weekend, and I can't wait to start reading the titles that made the  fiction shortlist (for which I am a judge this year). It has everything I look for in a shortlist: a book I've read (The Night Circus), a couple of titles I've been meaning to get to (Cross Currents and Silver Sparrow), and two titles that are new to me (Dance Lessons and The Last Time I Saw Paris.) There's an impressive variety of settings in these novels: Scotland, Thailand, just about everywhere, Atlanta and Paris. I'll be reading these titles over the next two months and discussing their merits with my fellow judges. I won't be posting reviews on these titles until the winner and runner-up are announced in mid-March.

Now tell me: which title are you most excited to see on this year's shortlist? 

The shortlists for the other categories are available on the Indie Lit Awards web site.

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Comments

  1. ZibileeJanuary 9, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    Oh, I loved The Night Circus, and need to get to Cross Currents soon. I am going to have to add these others to my list as well, seeing as they are finalists! Great post today!

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  2. JennyJanuary 9, 2012 at 12:06 PM

    I'm excited to see Tarayi Jones on there of course. I haven't heard too much about Dance Lessons but have heard it's good. I may have to attempt these... The Night Circus was on my TBR anyway.

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  3. TiJanuary 9, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    I am most interesting in Dance Lessons since it was a title I had never heard of prior to the nominations.

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  4. Melissa (Avid Reader)January 9, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    I really need to read The Night Circus. I'm just worried my expectations are too high.

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  5. AudraJanuary 9, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    Nice list -- can't wait to see what you think of them. I've passed on Cross Currents but regret it now -- it gets rave reviews from everyone who's read it!

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  6. AmusedJanuary 9, 2012 at 5:28 PM

    Well I've read one of them so that's a start at least!

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  7. VasillyJanuary 10, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    I'm most excited about Silver Sparrow being on that list! It was such a juicy book.

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  8. AndiJanuary 10, 2012 at 11:52 AM

    Super excited to see The Night Circus. And besides that, I see a lot I need to read!

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  9. Trish @ Love, Laughter, InsanityJanuary 10, 2012 at 2:18 PM

    Somehow I'm not surprised to see the Night Circus on the list with all the buzz it's received lately. Sadly I haven't heard of many of the others, though!

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  10. BooksnycJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    I am excited to see Dance Lessons on there - I read and reviewed it last year and loved it! It is nice to see it get some exposure through the Indie Lit Awards and I hope it allows it to be discovered by more people.

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