Experimental haunted-house fiction? Poignant memoir? Anti-capitalist polemic? Profound travelogue? Or realist London novel?
You have one vote to register your favourite title on the First Book Award shortlist - use it wisely...
House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
No Logo by Naomi Klein
Catfish and Mandala by Andrew Pham
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
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