The struggle with all literary prizes is to get the books to the reader. A title longlisted for OPF can be published any time from last April to - well, a couple of weeks ago - so examination of the list the day after the announcement can reveal some books no longer available in hardback (and not yet published in paperback) ... or some whose publication has been delayed... or some that we just didn't buy for stock in the first place. Last year was truly horribilis, with several titles never becoming available to us at all.
This year I'm feeling more optimistic - and as if to reward me for this unaccountable break with my true nature, the books are beginning to arrive! Not all 20 titles, but enough to be going on with. The staff at HQ who can turn promotions on a sixpence when asked, had the books unpacked in a flash - invoiced, prepared for use, formed into collections for the participating libraries and packed up and on the van heading for Exeter, Buckfastleigh, Ilfracombe and Kingsbridge.
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