Sarah Bernstein, Eleanor Catton, and CS Richardson find places on a Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist that highlights multinational presses
Other considerations aside, this represents one of the strongest Giller shortlists in years.
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Other considerations aside, this represents one of the strongest Giller shortlists in years.
"Fosse blends a rootedness in the language and nature of his Norwegian background with artistic techniques in the wake of modernism."
Only one writer on this year's list, Emma Donoghue, has won the prize previously.
Wilcox will receive her award at this year's iteration of TIFA, on September 25.
Twelve titles in total made the 2023 longlist, which was culled from a record-setting 145 submissions.
Bhat's new collection is out from M&S in spring 2024.
Iman Mersal and Susan Musgrave are featured on the five-book Griffin shortlist.
The award is presented to a Canadian poet in mid-career.
It is very easy to imagine a five-book shortlist on which not a single Canadian appears.
Small presses and debut authors account for the bulk of the fifteen titles that appear on this year's shortlists.