The longlist for the 2012 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award has been announced. Congratulations to Kate Grenville (Sarah Thornhill), Carol Birch (Jamrach’s Menagerie), Elizabeth Haynes (Into the Darkest Corner), S. J. Watson (Before I Go to Sleep) and David Whitehouse (Bed), who are all in the running.

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