We are thrilled that We, Jane by Aimee Wall has been longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize! We, Jane explores intergenerational female relationships, the precarity of rural existence, and the essential nature of abortion. It probes the importance of care work by women for women and beautifully captures the inevitable heartache of understanding […]
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We’re thrilled to announce that Shani Mootoo’s Polar Vortex has been shortlisted for the prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize! Seductive and tension-filled, Polar Vortex is a story of secrets, deceptions, and revenge. Are we ever free from our pasts? Can we ever truly know the people we are closest to? The novel asks these questions and […]
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