{"id":9160,"date":"2013-04-16T10:18:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T14:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/?p=9160"},"modified":"2013-04-16T13:39:16","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T17:39:16","slug":"the-womens-prize-for-fiction-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2013\/04\/16\/the-womens-prize-for-fiction-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Women&#8217;s Prize for Fiction Shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, they announced the shortlist for the Women&#8217;s Prize for Fiction. The winner will be announced on June 5.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Life After Life<\/strong><\/em>, by Kate Atkinson<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>May We Be Forgiven<\/strong><\/em>, by A.M. Homes<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Flight Behavior<\/strong><\/em>, by Barbara Kingsolver<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Bring Up the Bodies<\/strong><\/em>, by Hilary Mantel<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Where\u2019d You Go<\/strong><strong>, Bernadette<\/strong><\/em>, by Maria Semple<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>NW<\/strong><\/em>, by Zadie Smith<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Incidentally, I think this should be fun to follow: Simon Savidge is doing a series for We Love This Book: &#8220;The Women&#8217;s Prize: A Man&#8217;s Perspective&#8221; (find the initial post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.welovethisbook.com\/news\/womens-prize-mans-perspective\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). He&#8217;ll be reading through the shortlist and posting from his male perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, they announced the shortlist for the Women&#8217;s Prize for Fiction. The winner will be announced on June 5. Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson May We Be Forgiven, by A.M. 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