Samuel Johnson Prize shortlist released.(Brief Article) From: M2 Best Books | Date: May 16, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 M2 Communications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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The shortlist for this year's BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize has been unveiled.

Among the shortlist of six are three first-time authors - Suketu Mehta for 'Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found' (Headline Review), Alexander Masters for 'Stuart: A Life Lived Backwards' (Fourth Estate) and Sarah Wise for 'The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-Robbery in 1830s London' (Jonathan ...