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Posted on November 13, 2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Barnes & Noble has unveiled the contenders for its first Book of the Year award, to be handed out in December.
B&N CEO James Daunt explained, in a press release, that booksellers were asked to choose books that they were “most proud to be selling.”
From there, a selection committee trimmed the pool to eight nominees, from which booksellers will again be asked to choose a favorite.
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The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood.
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The Food of Sichuan, by Fuchsia Dunlop.
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Mythos, by Stephen Fry.
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy.
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The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides.
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Olive, Again, by Elizabeth Strout.
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No One is Too Small to Make a Difference, by Greta Thunberg.
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The Nickel Boys: A Novel, by Colson Whitehead.
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