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LOS ANGELES, Aug 05, 2005 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is reported on the short list for a major U.S. award.
The latest adventure of the boy wizard has been nominated for a Quills award, the BBC reported Friday. Other authors up for awards include Philip Roth, Stephen King, Nick Hornby and Bob Dylan.
Selected by a readers' vote, winners of the Quills will be named in October.
The shortlists were chosen by thousands of librarians and booksellers, with the requirement the entries had appeared on a bestseller list.
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