A gift idea for the book lover in your family.
The Giller Prize will be awarded to one of five books on Monday night.
It is the largest prize recognizing excellence in Canadian fiction, with the winner taking home $25,000 dollars, according to the award’s website.
The five finalists were chosen from a the longlist of 14 books announced in September.
Here is the shortlist of books that could win the prize:
- We Love You, Bunny – Mona Awad
- The Tiger and the Cosmonaut – Eddy Boudel Tan
- The Paris Express – Emma Donoghue
- The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus – Emma Knight
- Pick a Colour – Souvankham Thammavongsa
The longlist includes the shortlist, as well as others that were nominated but did not make it to the final round, like:
- Other Worlds – Andre Alexis
- An Astonishment of Stars – Kirti Bhadresa
- Sugaring Off — Fanny Britt, translated by Susan Ouriou
- Still – Joanna Cockerline
- The Sideways Life of Denny Voss – Holly Kennedy
- Wild Life – Amanda Leduc
- We, The Kindling – Otoniya J. Okot Bitek
- The Road Between Us – Bindu Suresh
- You’ve Changed – Ian Williams
Canadian comedian Rick Mercer will host the award show Monday night, where they will announce the winner.
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