The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist
This year, six authors were selected to be on the Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist. One of them will win this year's prestigious prize for fiction at the awards gala on Nov. 8.
Until then, you can explore their acclaimed books through these Q&As, articles and multimedia clips. The audio files below each author are from their readings at this year's International Festival of Authors in Toronto.

The Free World by David Bezmozgis
The Antagonist by Lynn Coady
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner
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The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
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The Antagonist by Lynn Coady- Q&A
- Interview on Island Echoes
- Lynn talks about the hockey enforcer character in The Antagonist on The Next Chapter
- Book excerpt
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The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittDownload Flash Player to view this content.
Half-Blood Blues by Esi EdugyanDownload Flash Player to view this content.
Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi GartnerDownload Flash Player to view this content.
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The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
