Six Canadian books are among the 71 titles longlisted for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award.

This year marks the 30th for the €100,000 prize, which is worth about $147,000. The longlist features books nominated by 83 libraries in 34 countries, and includes titles from Africa, Europe, Asia, the U.S., Canada, South America, Australia, and New Zealand.

The longlist was announced this week and selected by a jury composed of Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker; Irish author and columnist Martina Devlin; Paris-based writer, poet,  translator, musician and editor Fiona Sze-Lorrain; professor and freelance literary journalist Leonard Cassuto; and poet and editor Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe.

The Canadian titles on the list are:

• Behind You by Catherine Hernandez (HarperAvenue/HarperCollins Canada)
• Kukum by Michel Jean, translated by Susan Ouriou (Arachnide Editions/House of Anansi Press)
• Pale Shadows by Dominique Fortier, translated by Rhonda Mullins (Coach House Books)
• Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein (Knopf Canada/Penguin Random House Canada)
• The Adversary by Michael Crummey (Knopf Canada/PRHC)
• The Future by Catherine Leroux, translated by Susan Ouriou (Biblioasis)

A six-book shortlist will be announced on March 25, with the winner to be named during the International Literature Festival Dublin on May 22.