2012 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize Finalists

by Patrick Flanery

Complex in theme, complex in narrative, this is a masterful literary exploration of the specter of conscience and the... Full review >

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by Ben Fountain

War is hell in this novel of inspired absurdity. Full review >

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by Peter Heller

Although Heller creates with chilling efficiency the bleakness of a world largely bereft of life as we know it, he holds out... Full review >

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by Tupelo Hassman

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by Eowyn Ivey

A fine first novel that enlivens familiar themes of parenthood and battles against nature. Full review >

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by Kevin Powers

Powers writes with a rawness that brings the sights and smells as well as the trauma and decay of war home to the reader. Full review >

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by Maggie Shipstead

Despite Shipstead’s flair for language and scene setting, her characters are worse than cartoonishly unlikable—they are,... Full review >

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by G. Willow Wilson

Wilson displays an admirable Neil Gaiman-esque ambition that isn’t quite matched by this oft-plodding tale. Full review >

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