Canada’s Governor General Awards Finalists

Finalists for this year’s Governor General’s Literary Awards have been announced. “The fiction nominees include David Gilmour’s A Perfect Night to Go to China, Charlotte Gill’s Ladykiller, Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road, Kathy Page’s Alphabet and Golda Fried’s Nellcott Is My Darling. In addition to the $15,000 cash prize in each category, each laureate will receive a specially crafted copy of his or her winning book. The winning publishers receive $3,000. Non-winning finalists receive $1,000 each.”