Peter Temple’s brilliant novel Truth continues to accumulate accolades. This time it has been shortlisted for the Nielsen BookData Bookseller’s Choice Award.

The shortlisted titles, as voted from a longlist of 50 of Australia’s bestselling 2009 releases across all genres, are as follows:

• Truth by Peter Temple
• Isabella’s Garden by Glenda Millard & Rebecca Cool
• Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
• Lovesong by Alex Miller
• Ransom by David Malouf
• Stephanie Alexander’s Kitchen Garden Comapnion by Stephanie Alexander

The winner will be announced in the Weekly Book Newsletter on Wednesday 7 July and presented at the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Conference Gala Dinner on Monday 12 July.