Cork
Cork City Libraries
•Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
•A Tale for the Time Being – Ruth L. Ozeki
•The Rising of Bella Casey – Mary Morrissy
Dublin
Dublin City Public Libraries
•TransAtlantic – Colum McCann
•The Rising of Bella Casey – Mary Morrissey
•In Times of Fading Light – Eugen Ruge Translated by Anthea Bell
Galway
Galway County Library
•Ways of Going Home – Alejandro Zambra Translated by Megan McDowell
•The Herbalist – Niamh Boyce
•Instructions for a Heatwave – Maggie O’Farrell
Limerick
Limerick City and County Library Service
•The Thing About December – Donal Ryan
•Life After Life – Kate Atkinson
•The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion
Waterford
Waterford City and County Libraries
•Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
•TransAtlantic – Colum McCann
•The Paris Architect – Charles Belfoure
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Americanah and Transatlantic made it to the shortlist. I see our book club read 3 other titles from this list during the year. It’s great to see them on the list from Ireland. They were The Thing about December, Instructions for a Heatwave and The Rosie project