Finalists: 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards
The Governor General’s Literary Awards recognize great Canadian books. The 14 winners in 2 official languages and 7 categories reflect Canada’s rich diversity. The English finalists are listed below. Winners will be announced on November 1.
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All the Beloved Ghosts
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The Water Beetles
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Uncertain Weights and Measures
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We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night
A Novel
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All the Names Between
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On Not Losing My Father's Ashes in the Flood
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Selah
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Slow War
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What the Soul Doesn't Want
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1979
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Indian Arm
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The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
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The Virgin Trial
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Within the Glass
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All We Leave Behind
A Reporter's Journey into the Lives of Others
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The Handover
How Bigwigs and Bureaucrats Transferred Canada's Best Publisher and the Best Part of Our Literary Heritage to a Foreign Multinational
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Where It Hurts
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Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined
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Hit the Ground Running
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The Marrow Thieves
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The Way Back Home
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Those Who Run in the Sky
Inuktitut
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Short Stories for Little Monsters
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