German critics' best for April

       The SWR Bestenliste, where 31 German literary critics vote for the best new releases in German monthly is out for April -- and Hilary Mantel has conquered this market, too, topping the list. I'm not really sure which of the books -- Wolf Hall or whatever the other one is called -- has come out top dog, but top dog it is.
       Otherwise the list is somewhat surprisingly German-fiction-dominated -- with Dino Buzzati's The Tartar Steppe just slipping in the top ten.