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Read an excerpt from Esi Edugyan's Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning novel Washington Black
Washington Black is the story of an 11-year-old slave on a Barbados sugar plantation.
Why the author of Friday Black thinks his book is the dystopian satire we need
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's debut collection of stories is about race and class, as well as love and the reckoning that comes with our life decisions. He joins guest host Saroja Coelho to chat about his sudden rise and the themes in his work.
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Esi Edugyan wins the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize for Washington Black
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Writing Tip
Participating in NaNoWriMo? Esi Edugyan advises to make time to write
Liana Finck on her new graphic memoir Passing for Human
Elizabeth LaPensée didn't see Indigenous people portrayed accurately in comics, so she wrote her own
Esi Edugyan on winning her second Giller Prize
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The 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists answer questions from past winners
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How Peter McCambridge translated the Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Songs for the Cold of Heart
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