The Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists talk to CBC Books

CBC Books recently had the opportunity to ask the shortlisted authors a few questions about their literary influences and inspirations. You can see their responses in the following video clips!

• David Bezmozgis (The Free World)

• Lynn Coady (The Antagonist)

• Patrick deWitt (The Sisters Brothers)

• Esi Edugyan (Half-Blood Blues)

• Zsuzsi Gartner (Better Living Through Plastic Explosives)

• Michael Ondaatje (The Cat's Table)

To read excerpts from the shortlisted books and more interviews with the authors click here.

Watch the gala live!

The Scotiabank Giller Prize gala will be broadcast live November 8 on CBC's bold TV at 9 p.m. ET and again on CBC-TV at 11:05 p.m. CBC Books will be hosting a pre-show live chat at 6 p.m. and will be livestreaming the event.