Readers' Choice contest update: This week's Top 10
Thanks to everyone who has submitted a nomination so far for the Scotiabank Giller Prize Readers' Choice contest! Since we launched the contest on Tuesday, August 2, we've received hundreds of submissions, many featuring eloquent, impassioned comments on why your book choice should be added to this year's longlist.
We're here with a quick update on which books have the most support so far.
The current Top 10 books are:
1. Everything Was Good-bye by Gurjinder Basran (8.8 per cent of total entries)
2. The Time We All Went Marching by Arley McNeney (7.1 per cent of total entries)
3. Monoceros by Suzette Mayr (5.0 per cent of total entries)
4. The Canterbury Trail by Angie Abdou (4.1 per cent of total entries) *
5. The Better Mother by Jen Sookfong Lee (4.1 per cent of total entries) *
6. That Summer in Franklin by Linda Hutsell-Manning (3.7 per cent of total entries) +
7. Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay (3.7 per cent of total entries) +
8. Copernicus Avenue by Andrew J. Borkowski (3.4 per cent of total entries)
9. Man & Other Natural Disasters by Nerys Parry (3.1 per cent of total entries) x
10. Irma Voth by Miriam Toews (3.1 per cent of total entries) x
* Tied for 4th place
+ Tied for 5th place
x Tied for 7th place
Be sure to check out some of the featured nominations here.
1. Everything Was Good-bye by Gurjinder Basran (8.8 per cent of total entries)
2. The Time We All Went Marching by Arley McNeney (7.1 per cent of total entries)
3. Monoceros by Suzette Mayr (5.0 per cent of total entries)
4. The Canterbury Trail by Angie Abdou (4.1 per cent of total entries) *
5. The Better Mother by Jen Sookfong Lee (4.1 per cent of total entries) *
6. That Summer in Franklin by Linda Hutsell-Manning (3.7 per cent of total entries) +
7. Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay (3.7 per cent of total entries) +
8. Copernicus Avenue by Andrew J. Borkowski (3.4 per cent of total entries)
9. Man & Other Natural Disasters by Nerys Parry (3.1 per cent of total entries) x
10. Irma Voth by Miriam Toews (3.1 per cent of total entries) x
* Tied for 4th place
+ Tied for 5th place
x Tied for 7th place
Be sure to check out some of the featured nominations here.
Remember, if you haven't submitted a nomination yet, you have until August 28
to do so. We'll be tallying the entries and announcing the Readers'
Choice on September 6, the same day the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist
is announced. In the meantime, keep visiting CBC Books for updates and
upcoming features.
