The Los Angeles Times Book Prize nominees were announced yesterday in Manhattan—where the culture is. (Wink!) Amongst the other finalists in the fiction category was our very favorite book The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao.

The winner will be announced April 25 at an undisclosed location somewhere near Prince Williams next deployment. Oh, okay. It’s going to be at UCLA’s Royce Hall as part of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The rest of the fiction nominees follow after the jump as well as a video of the greatest literary acceptance speech in the history of the world. Take notes, Junot.

Nominees for the 28th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes
Fiction Category:

Junot Díaz “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” (Riverhead Books)

Andrew O’Hagan “Be Near Me” (Harcourt)

Stewart O’Nan “Last Night at the Lobster” (Viking)

Per Petterson “Out Stealing Horses: A Novel” (Graywolf Press)

Marianne Wiggins “The Shadow Catcher: A Novel” (Simon & Schuster)

L.A. Times Book Prize nominees announced [Los Angeles Times]
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