Orange Prize for Fiction 2010 shortlist announced

Orange prize shortlist pits Mantel against debut novelistsLast year's Man Booker winner, Wolf Hall, leads shortlist alongside two first-time authors


(link via guardian.co.uk)

The Orange Prize for Fiction 2010 shortlist:

• Hilary Mantel Wolf Hall
• Rosie Alison The Very Thought of You
• Barbara Kingsolver The Lacuna
• Attica Locke Black Water Rising
• Lorrie Moore A Gate at the Stairs
• Monique Roffey The White Woman on the Green Bicycle

Orange Prize for Fiction