Last month, I told you that two Seattle authors were on the longlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction, which used to be known as the Orange Prize. Today, the Women's Prize for Fiction announced its shortlist of six books, and Seattle author Maria Semple's Where'd You Go Bernadette made the cut. The other books are:

Hilary Mantel, Bring Up the Bodies
Barbara Kingsolver, Flight Behavior
Kate Atkinson, Life After Life
A.M. Homes, May We Be Forgiven
Zadie Smith, NW

Exciting! The winner will be announced on June 5. Congratulations to Maria Semple, who really did write a great novel.