Seven Irish authors have made the (very) longlist of 71 books nominated by libraries in 34 countries for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award, the world’s most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction published in English, worth €100,000 to the winner. Now in its 30th year, it is sponsored by Dublin City Council.
Long Island by Colm Tóibín, the bestselling sequel to his most successful novel to date, Brooklyn, is one of 12 titles to have received two nominations, in its case by Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Libraries NI (Northern Ireland). Tóibín won the award in 2006 for The Master.
James by Percival Everett, winner of the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction, is the most…