The Boy with the Perpetual Nervousness shortlisted for the Portico Prize

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The Portico prize was once described as 'the Booker of the North', and the prize goes to the book that 'best evokes the spirit of the North of England'. 

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Shortlist readings will take place on 22 January, with the awards ceremony on 23 January. Read more about the Portico prize here.

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