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• Pick a Colour

  a Novel

  Thammavongsa, Souvankham, 1978-

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  The Scotiabank Giller Prize is awarded to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English.

• Small Ceremonies

  a Novel

  Edwards, Kyle

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  The Governor General’s Literary Awards (GGBooks) celebrate literature and inspire people to read books by creators from Canada.

• Endling

  a Novel

  Reva, Maria

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  The Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize recognizes writers of exceptional talent for the best novel or short story collection of the year.

• I Hope This Finds You Well

  a Novel

  Sue, Natalie

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  The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour is awarded to the best Canadian book of literary humour.

• A Two-spirit Journey

  the Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

  Chacaby, Ma-Nee, 1950-

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  Canada Reads is a "literary Survivor," with celebrities championing books. Each day, panellists vote to eliminate one book, until a single title is chosen as the book the whole country should read this year.

• The Adversary

  a Novel

  Crummey, Michael, 1965-

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  The International Dublin Literary Award recognizes a single work of international fiction, whether originally written in English or translated into it.

• Flesh

  Szalay, David

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  The Booker Prize is awarded to what is, in the opinion of the judges, the best sustained work of fiction written in English and published in the UK and Ireland.

• Heart Lamp

  Selected Stories

  Mushtaq, Banu

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  The International Booker Prize is awarded annually for a single book, translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland.

• The Safekeep

  a Novel

  Wouden, Yael van der

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  The Women’s Prize for Fiction is the greatest celebration of female creativity in the world.

• Code Noir

  Metamorphoses

  Lubrin, Canisia, 1984-

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  The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is the first major English-language literary prize to celebrate creativity and excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States.

• James

  a Novel

  Everett, Percival

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  The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded to a work of distinguished fiction published during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life.

• The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

  Alameddine, Rabih

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  The mission of the National Book Foundation is to celebrate the best literature published in the United States, expand its audience, and ensure that books have a prominent place in our culture.

• Small Rain

  a Novel

  Greenwell, Garth

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  The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction honours the best published works of fiction by American permanent residents in a calendar year.

• The Land in Winter

  Miller, Andrew, 1961-

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  The Walter Scott Prize celebrates quality of writing in the English language, reflecting the subtitle ‘Tis Sixty Years Since’ of Scott’s famous work Waverley, the majority of the storyline must be set at least 60 years ago.

• James

  a Novel

  Everett, Percival

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  British Book Award for Fiction of the Year. The British Book Awards is a celebration of books, and all who make them. It honours the stories that have been loved, shared and acclaimed throughout the year, alongside the teams whose unique mix of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Safekeep

  a Novel

  Wouden, Yael van der

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  Lambda Award for Lesbian Fiction. The Lambda Literary Awards (fondly known as the Lammys) were created in 1989 to garner national visibility for LGBTQ books.

• Henry Henry

  a Novel

  Bratton, Allen

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  Lambda Award for Gay Fiction. The Lambda Literary Awards (fondly known as the Lammys) were created to garner national visibility for LGBTQ books.

• How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnameable Disaster

  a Novel

  Leung, Muriel

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  Lambda Award for Bisexual Fiction. The Lambda Literary Awards (fondly known as the Lammys) were created in 1989 to garner national visibility for LGBTQ books.

• The Tainted Cup

  Bennett, Robert Jackson, 1984-

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  The Hugo Award for Best Novel is awarded for a science fiction or fantasy story of forty thousand (40,000) words or more.

• The Man Who Saw Seconds

  Boldizar, Alexander

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  Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. The Locus Awards are presented by Locus magazine and voted on by readers.