The shortlisted works for the 2010 Miles Franklin Award have been released.
The shortlist consists of:
The Bath Fugues, Brian Castro (Giramondo Publishing)
The Book of Emmett, Deborah Forster (Random House)
Butterfly, Sonya Hartnett (Penguin Group)
Lovesong, Alex Miller (Allen & Unwin)
Jasper Jones, Craig Silvey (Allen & Unwin)
Truth, Peter Temple (Text Publishing)
The winner will be announced on June 22.
