Charles Taylor Prize Shortlist

January 10, 2012 | Book Buzz | Comments (0)

The Charles Taylor Prize was founded in 2000 to honour Canadian literary non-fiction.  The shortlist was announced on January 10.

This year's nominees are:

Afflictions and Departures: Essays by Madeline Sonik

The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: a Canadian Story of Resilience and Recovery by Andrew Westoll

Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe by Charlotte Gill

Into the Silence: the Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis

The Measure of a Man: the Story of a Father, a Son and a Suit by J.J. Lee

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The winner will be announced on March 5, 2012.

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