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Award Winners
Checkout these book awards for more titles that you may be interested in.
| Canada Reads |
| The CBC's annual battle of the books, Canada Reads, is a great source for new books and titles you may have missed the first time around. 2021 WinnerJonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
2020 WinnerWe Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib
2019 Winner |
| Scotiabank Giller Prize |
| The Scotiabank Giller Prize was founded in 1994 by Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller, who passed away from cancer the year before. The award recognized excellence in Canadian fiction. 2021 Longlist2021 Longlist - Shortlist to be announced Oct 5 2020 WinnerHow to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa 2019 Winner2018 Winner |
| Governor General's Award for Literature |
| The Governor General's Literary Awards are given annually to the best English-language and the best French-language book in the seven categories. 2020 English Language WinnersFiction Five Little Indians by Michelle Good Non-fiction This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart by Madhur Anand 2019 English Language WinnersFiction Non-Fiction To the River by Don Gillmor 2018 English Language WinnersFiction Non-Fiction Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age, by Darrel J. McLeod 2017 English Language WinnerWe'll All Be Burnt In Our Beds Some Night by Joel Thomas Hynes |
| Booker Prizes |
| The Booker Prize is the leading literary award in the English speaking world, rewarding the finest in fiction, highlighting great books to readers. As of 2016, the Man Booker International Prize will be awarded annually for a single book, translated into English and published in the UK. In 2018 the Golden Booker Prize was awarded for the best fiction writing over the last 5 decades. 2021 Book Prize ShortlistA Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed (coming 2022) Bewilderment by Richard Powers The Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Winner to be announced November 3, 2021 2021 Booker International Prize WinnerAt Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop 2020 Booker Prize WinnerShuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart 2020 Booker International Prize WinnerDiscomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld 2019 Booker Prize WinnersThe Testaments by Margaret Atwood Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo 2019 Booker International Prize Winner |
| Goodreads Choice Awards | ||
| Started in 2009, the Goodreads Choice Awards are the only major book awards decided by readers worldwide.
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| Pulitzer Prize | ||
| The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded annually to an American author. 2021 WinnerThe Night Watchman by Louise Erdich 2020 WinnerThe Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 2019 Winner |
| Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction |
| The Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction is given annually for excellence in the category of literary nonfiction, which includes essays, history, biography, memoir, commentary, and criticism. The winning book demonstrates a distinctive voice, as well as a persuasive and compelling command of tone, narrative, style, and technique. The prize has been sponsored by The Hon. Hilary M. Weston since 2011 and is funded by the Weston Family Foundation. 2021 ShortlistOne Foot to Canterbury by Ken Haigh (coming soon) Permanent Astonishment by Tomson Highway |
| Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence |
| Formerly the Arthur Ellis Awards. The Awards are for crime writing and are not restricted to mystery writing. Crime-writing encompasses far more than the traditional whodunit. The crime genre includes crime, detective, espionage, mystery, suspense, and thriller writing, as well as fictional or factual accounts of criminal doings and crime-themed literary works. The Arthur Ellis Awards honour the best in Canadian crime writing. 2021 Shortlists2020 Best Novel Winner2019 Best Novel WinnerThough the Heavens Fall by Anne Emery 2018 Best Novel Winner |
| Indigenous Voices Awards |
| The Indigenous Voices Awards were established in 2017 to support and nurture the work of Indigenous writers in lands claimed by Canada. The prizes are awarded annually. 2021 Fiction Winner2021 Non-Fiction Winner |
| Leacock Medal (Humour) |
| The Board of Directors of the Stephen Leacock Associates works to preserve the literary legacy of Stephen Leacock, oversee the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour award and encourage the growth of Canadian humour writing. 2021 WinnerIndians On Vacation by Thomas King 2020 WinnerMolly of the Mall by Heidi L. M. Jacobs 2019 Winner |
| Toronto Book Awards |
| Established by Toronto City Council in 1974, the Toronto Book Awards honour authors of books of literary or artistic merit that are evocative of Toronto. The annual awards offer $15,000 in prize money: finalists receive $1,000 and the winning author is awarded $10,000. 2021 ShortlistMissing from the Village by Justin Ling Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez Aether: An Out-of-Body Lyric by Catherine Graham (coming soon) Swimmers in Winter by Faye Guenther On Property by Rinaldo Walcott 2020 WinnerThe Skin We're In by Desmond Cole 2019 Winner |
| Trillium Book Award |
| The Ontario government established the Trillium Book Award in 1987 to recognize excellence, support marketing and foster increased public awareness of the quality and diversity of Ontario writers and writing. 2021 WinnerHow To Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa 2020 WinnerShut up You're Pretty by Tea Mutonji 2019 WinnerThe Blue Clerk by Dionne Brand 2018 Winner: |
| Women's Prize for Fiction (UK) |
| The inspiration for the Women's Prize for Fiction was the Booker Prize of 1991 when none of the six shortlisted books was by a woman, despite some 60% of novels published that year being by female authors. The first prize was awarded in 1996. 2020 marks the 25 year of the award. 2021 Winner2020 WinnerHamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (also published as Hamnet And Judith) |
Lists!
Who doesn't like a good Top 100 list? You will find most of these books in our collection.
BBC Top 100 Books You Need To Read
Pengiun 100 Must-Read Classics
Top 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, so far
Heather's Picks (Chapters/Indigo CEO)
Oprah's Book Club (Oprah Winfrey)
Read With Jenna - Jenna Bush Hager's Picks (host of The Today Show)
Reese's Book Club (Reese Witherspoon)
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