The Shadow Jury's winner: (my review) The Real 2016 Giller Winner: (my review) My thoughts: Do Not Say We Have Nothing is a beautiful book and a deserving winner of the Giller Prize. To hear Madeleine Thien's acceptance speech or to watch the entire program, visit CBC Books. Congratulations to the winner Madeleine Thein, and to all … Continue reading 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize Winner
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Madeleine Thien and Zoe Whittall
By a happy coincidence I read two books this summer by Giller Prize shortlisted authors, Madeleine Thien and Zoe Whittall. I chose Dogs at the Perimeter to fill the letter 'T' position for my A-Z CanLit project. And the urge to read Zoe Whittall came out of reading Buried In Print's review of The Best Kind of … Continue reading Madeleine Thien and Zoe Whittall
Shadow Giller: Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
Do Not Say We Have Nothing is all over the internet right now, perhaps due to its spot as a finalist for the Man Booker Prize, and more recently it has become the 2016 winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction. Because of all the already-existing fabulous reviews that abound I'm going to try … Continue reading Shadow Giller: Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien