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The Winner of the 2017 Man Booker International Prize was announced recently, and it is "A Horse Walks Into a Bar" by Israeli author David Grossman. To read more about the award, click below: http://bit.ly/24VKqWG

To place a hold on a copy at BPL, click here: http://bit.ly/2rztOoZ

The Man Booker International Prize 2017 | The Man Booker Prizes From 2016 the Man Booker International Prize has evolved to encourage more publishing and reading of quality fiction in translation. From this date the prize is to be awarded annually on the basis of a single book.

Our staff pick for this week is "The Perfect Girl" by Gilly MacMillan:

"Zoe is a teenage musical prodigy with a criminal past that haunts her. This thriller, told through the alternating perspectives of several key players, will have you rooting for her in the aftermath of her mother's death. Unputdownable!"

To place a hold on a copy, click here: http://bit.ly/2rXJo19

The Perfect Girl - Boston Public Library The Perfect Girl (Paperback) : Macmillan, Gilly : "Zoe Maisey is a seventeen-year-old musical prodigy with a genius IQ. Three years ago, she was involved in a tragic incident that left three classmates dead. She served her time, and now her mother, Maria, is resolved to keep that devastating fact tu...