The editors are delighted to announce the finalist manuscripts for the 2017 CPR Book Award, selected by Lauren Alleyne. In alphabetical order, they are:

• All She Is Willing
• An Azalea Blooms in the Murderer’s Yard
• The Ocean Cannot Be Blue
• Perigee
• What Penelope Chooses

The editors will announce the winner, runner-up, and any honorable mentions within the next few days.