They've announced the (second) shortlist for the Prix Goncourt; see also, for example, the report at L'Express, Prix Goncourt: il n'en reste que huit.
They cut the list down one more time, for a third shortlist, on 30 October, and then finally get around to selecting a winner, to be announced on 7 November.
They cut the list down one more time, for a third shortlist, on 30 October, and then finally get around to selecting a winner, to be announced on 7 November.