2024 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writers Shortlist
With the Emerging Writer Prize, Rakuten Kobo endeavours to raise the profiles of debut authors by recognizing exceptional books written by first-time Canadian authors in three categories: Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, and one of three types of genre fiction: Romance, Speculative Fiction, or Mystery. On June 18, 2024, Rakuten Kobo will announce the winners of its tenth annual Emerging Writer Prize, in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Mystery.
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Wanda's War
An Untold Story of Nazi Europe, Forced Labour, and a Canadian Immigration Scandal
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The Definition of Beautiful
A Memoir
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The Autumn Ghost
How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care
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Quantum Physics Made Me Do It
A Simple Guide to the Fundamental Nature of Everything
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Kings of Their Own Ocean
Tuna, Obsession, and the Future of Our Seas
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My Body Is Distant
A Memoir
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Dreaming Home
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Chrysalis
Stories
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Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday
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In the Upper Country
A Novel
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Bad Cree
A Novel
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Denison Avenue
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Perfect Shot
A Thriller
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HUGE
A novel
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The Creep
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The Mythmakers
A Novel
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The Maid
A Novel