The Shortlist

This year's Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist features six authors and includes a mix of veteran literary stars and younger, emerging voices. You can read an excerpt from the first chapter or the first short story of each of the shortlisted books by following this link.

The Antagonist by Lynn Coady	Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner	The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
The Free World by David Bezmozgis	Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan	The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt