Toronto Book Awards Shortlist

The shortlist for the Toronto Book Awards was announced on September 6. Established in 1974 by Toronto City Council, this award celebrates the diversity in Toronto writing. It is not limited to a single type of work; both fiction and nonfiction are considered for the prize. This year, the biography What Disturbs Our Blood by James FitzGerald is the only nonfiction work under consideration.

The winner will be announced on October 13 at Toronto Reference Library.

Toronto Book Awards Shortlist:

The Amazing Absorbing Boy by Rabindranath Maharaj

Étienne's Alphabet by James King

Fauna by Alissa York

The Parabolist by Nicholas Ruddock

What Disturbs Our Blood: a Son's Quest to Redeem the Past by James FitzGerald