{"id":1936,"date":"2011-04-13T17:33:56","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T22:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2021-11-27T22:11:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T03:11:32","slug":"the-eclectic-impac-shortlist-has-arrived-via-themillions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/2011\/04\/13\/the-eclectic-impac-shortlist-has-arrived-via-themillions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eclectic IMPAC Shortlist Has Arrived (via TheMillions)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The IMPAC Award shortlist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.impacdublinaward.ie\/2011\/shortlist.htm\">was announced<\/a> today.  The IMPAC sets itself apart with its unique approach.  Its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themillions.com\/2010\/11\/digging-into-the-2011-impac-longlist.html\">massive longlist<\/a> is compiled by libraries all over the world before being whittled down  by judges.  This makes for a more egalitarian selection.  It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also got a  long lead time.  Books up for the current prize (to be named June 15th)  were all published in 2009, putting the IMPAC more than a year behind  other big literary awards.  There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a distinct upside in this.  By now,  nearly all the shortlisted books are available in paperback in the U.S.  The IMPAC also tends to be interesting for the breadth of books it  considers.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s shortlist is typically eclectic, representing four countries and ranging from bestsellers, to relative unknowns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Galore by Michael Crummey<\/p>\n<p>The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver<\/p>\n<p>The Vagrants by Yiyun Li<\/p>\n<p>Ransom by David Malouf<\/p>\n<p>Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann<\/p>\n<p>Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce Carol Oates<\/p>\n<p>Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn by Colm Toib\u00c3\u00adn<\/p>\n<p>Love and Summer by William Trevor<\/p>\n<p>After the Fire, a Still Small Voice by Evie Wyld<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themillions.com\/2011\/04\/the-eclectic-impac-shortlist-has-arrived.html\">The Millions : The Eclectic IMPAC Shortlist Has Arrived<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IMPAC Award shortlist was announced today. The IMPAC sets itself apart with its unique approach. Its massive longlist is compiled by libraries all over the world before being whittled down by judges. This makes for a more egalitarian selection. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also got a long lead time. Books up for the current prize (to be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/2011\/04\/13\/the-eclectic-impac-shortlist-has-arrived-via-themillions\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Eclectic IMPAC Shortlist Has Arrived (via TheMillions)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,1,6],"tags":[324,322,323],"class_list":["post-1936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-did-you-know","category-general","category-information","category-new-books","tag-bookawards","tag-impac","tag-shortlist"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1936"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10174,"href":"https:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936\/revisions\/10174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.waubonsee.edu\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}